A client was admitted after being injured in a fight outside a bar. Th

QUESTION

A client was admitted after being injured in a fight outside a bar. The nurse asks, “Why were you in a bar?” This is an example of which barrier to therapeutic communication?

1. Challenging
2. Rejecting
3. Stereotyping
4. Probing

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 4

This question is an example of probing. Probing is asking for information chiefly out of curiosity rather than with the intent to assist the client. These responses are considered prying and violate the client’s privacy. There is no reason for the nurse to know this information. Challenging is giving a response that makes clients feel that they must prove or defend their statement or point of view. Rejecting is refusing to discuss certain topics with the client. Stereotyping is offering generalized and oversimplified beliefs about groups of people that are based on experiences too limited to be valid.