Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

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2506_Appendix_E_557-569.indd 564 2506 _AppendixE 557 - 56 Rejecting 9 .indd 564 ing the client’s feelings. May discourage the client from further expression of feelings if he or she believes they will only be downplayed or ridiculed.Refusing to consider or ue interaction with the rejection.nurse for fear of further the client to discontin-havior. This may cause the client’s ideas or be-showing contempt for “Let’s not discuss...”“I wouldn’t worry Better to say: Better to say:“Everything will be “I don’t want to were you.”together.”about that if I hear about...”all right.”closer.”will work on that look at that a little “We “Let’s 1 10/1/10 9:30:30 AM 0 / 1 / 10 9 : 30 : 30 AM