When a problem is suspected, but lacks enough data to support it, the nursing diagnosis is:

Choice A reason: This is correct because it shows that the nurse is engaged and focused on the patient. Leaning slightly forward indicates that the nurse is listening and caring.

Choice B reason: This is correct because it shows that the nurse is open and receptive to the patient’s feelings and concerns. An open posture means that the nurse does not cross arms or legs, which can be seen as defensive or closed.

Choice C reason: This is incorrect because it shows that the nurse is distant and distracted from the patient. Standing at the doorway implies that the nurse is ready to leave or has other priorities. Reading the chart while smiling may seem insincere or superficial.

Choice D reason: This is correct because it shows that the nurse is respectful and atentive to the patient. Sitting at the bedside and facing the patient indicates that the nurse is giving eye contact and acknowledging the patient’s

presence.

Choice A reason: Providing open-ended questions and silence is a communication technique that can encourage the client to eat dinner. Open-ended questions can invite the client to share their thoughts and feelings about food and eating, and can help the nurse to explore the client’s perception of reality and identify any distorted thinking. Silence can give the client time to process and respond, and can show respect and acceptance. Therefore, this choice is correct.

Choice B reason: Focusing on self-disclosure of own food preferences is not a communication technique that can encourage the client to eat dinner. Self-disclosure can be appropriate in some situations, but it should be used sparingly and only when it benefits the client. Focusing on the nurse’s own food preferences can be irrelevant, distracting, or imposing, and it can shift the atention away from the client’s needs and concerns. Therefore, this choice is incorrect.

Choice C reason: Atempting to show empathy by suggesting reasons why the client may not want to eat is not a communication technique that can encourage the client to eat dinner. Empathy is a valuable skill, but it should be based on understanding and reflecting the client’s feelings, not on assuming or guessing them. Suggesting reasons why the client may not want to eat can be inaccurate, patronizing, or discouraging, and it can reinforce the client’s resistance or mistrust. Therefore, this choice is incorrect.

Choice D reason: Telling the client of the importance of eating is not a communication technique that can encourage the client to eat dinner. Telling or lecturing the client can be perceived as authoritative, judgmental, or condescending, and it can increase the client’s defensiveness or anxiety. It can also ignore the client’s perspective or experience, and fail to address the underlying causes of their disordered thinking. Therefore, this choice is incorrect.