ATI RN
ATI Mental Health Exam f24 Questions
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While working with an older client, a nurse begins to think of the client as a grandparent and responds to the client as a grandchild. The nurse is developing what type of emotional reaction?
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Rationale: The correct answer is A: Countertransference. Countertransference occurs when a healthcare provider projects their own unresolved feelings or experiences onto a client. In this scenario, the nurse is transferring their emotions about their own grandparents onto the client, which can impact their ability to provide unbiased care. Empathy (
B) involves understanding and sharing the client's feelings without losing professional boundaries. Transference (
C) is when the client projects their feelings onto the healthcare provider. Modeling (
D) is when the client imitates the behavior of the healthcare provider.
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