The patient expresses frustration that the doctor does not spend enough time with the patient when making rounds. The nurse replies, The doctors are very busy. What can I help you with? The nurse incorporated which nontherapeutic technique in this response?

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Defending attempts to protect someone or something from verbal attack. This implies that the client has no right to express impressions, opinions, or feelings. Belittling is misjudging the degree of the client's discomfort, which implies that the discomfort is temporary, mild, self-limiting, or not very important. Disagreeing is opposing the client's ideas, which may cause the client to feel defensive about his or her point of view or ideas. Introducing an unrelated topic is evidenced when the nurse changes the subject. This takes away the initiative for the client to interact.

The Patient Expresses Frustration That the Doctor Does Not Spend