Which of the following messages describe an effective individual-nurse

Which of the following messages describe an effective individual-nurse-family communication model when a nurse aims to provide a family with social support? A family’s ability to provide social support will be enhanced by:

1. Preserving the nurse’s power in decision-making
2. Emphasizing the caregiving limitations of the family
3. Empowering a family
4. Insisting a family join a support group

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ANS: 3

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1 A nurse’s goal in social support is preserving the family’s power in decision-making.
2 A nurse works to find the strengths of the family and commend the family on their caregiving, and also to identify resources when a family is caregiving.
3 Empowering a family is a critical part of providing social support to a family.
4 Each family is unique in their needs for support, which means insisting a family participate in a support group may not always be the correct approach.