Which is the nurse's most therapeutic statement when the client and nurse move from the orientation stage to the working stage of the therapeutic relationship?
A)"I want to assure you that I will maintain your confidentiality."
B)"A long-term goal for someone your age would be to develop better job skills."
C)"Which problems that we identified would you like for us to address first?"
D)"I think we need to focus on your relationship issues first."

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In the working stage, the nurse and client collaborate to identify and prioritize the client's problems, goals and interventions to achieve these goals. As such, option C is the most therapeutic statement as it seeks to clarify which problem the client would like to work on first. Option A is important but was more relevant in the orientation stage. Option B assumes what the client's goals should be, which can be counterproductive as it can lead to the client feeling like their needs are not being heard, and option D is imposing the nurse's opinion on what should be prioritized.

Which Is the Nurse's Most Therapeutic Statement When the Client