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    RN HESI Mental Health 2023 Proctored Exam

    While sitting in the day-room of the mental health unit, a male adolescent avoids eye contact, looks at the floor, and talks softly when interacting verbally with the nurse. The two trade places, and the nurse demonstrates the client's behaviors. Which is the main goal of this therapeutic technique?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. While initiating a non-threatening conversation with the client may be a goal of therapeutic communication, the main goal of this particular technique is to allow the client to identify his own behaviors by observing the nurse's demonstration. B. The main goal of this therapeutic technique is to allow the client to observe his own behaviors by seeing them demonstrated by the nurse, which can facilitate insight and self-awareness. C. Dialoguing about the ineffectiveness of his interactions may occur after the client has identified his behaviors, but it is not the primary goal of this specific technique. D. Discussing the client's feelings when he responds may be part of the therapeutic process but is not the main goal of this particular technique, which focuses on self-observation and insight.

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