Nurse Aida, in spite of the incident, still consider Roger as worthwhile simply because he is a human being. What major ingredient of a therapeutic communication is Nurse Aida using?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Nurse Aida uses positive regard (B), valuing Roger as a human despite his behavior, a key therapeutic communication ingredient per Rogers. Empathy (A) involves feeling with the client, not just valuing them. Comfortable sense of self (C) is the nurse's confidence, and self-awareness (D) is understanding one's reactions. Positive regard fosters acceptance, crucial for trust and healing, aligning with Aida's stance, making B correct.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Permanent ink (B) is required for Kardex to ensure legible, lasting records, per legal standards. Pencil (A) erases, felt/fountain pens (C) smudge, markers (D) fade. B ensures accuracy, making it correct.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Therapeutic communication begins with knowing yourself (B); self-awareness prevents bias, per Rogers. Knowing the client (A) follows, empathy (C) builds later, encoding (D) is technical. B lays the foundation, making it correct.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Rectal thermometer bulbs are pear-shaped or round (B), ensuring safety, per equipment design. Oral isn't more accurate (A) rectal is. Older age lowers BMR (C), swimming increases it (D). B is factually true, making it correct.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Pulse pressure is systolic minus diastolic (A), typically 40 mmHg (B), and rises if systolic increases with stable diastolic (C), per cardiovascular norms. Elderly have increased pulse pressure (D) due to arterial stiffness systolic rises, diastolic may drop making D untrue. Aging widens pulse pressure, not narrows it, contradicting D, thus it's the correct answer as the false statement.