During a mental health intake interview, a young adult client who lives with his family rent free says, “I’m tired of not being
able to offer my friends a beer just because my folks don’t believe in taking a drink socially.” Which nursing response would be therapeutic? (A) “Well, I guess you could move out and live on your own if you wanted to.”(B) “It seems that your parents expect you to follow their rules when you live under their roof.”(C) “You tell me you live rent free, yet you expect the same privileges as an adult who supports the household?”(D) “Well, if you directly discussed your concerns with them, I guess it’s a case of ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
B "It seems that your parents expect you to follow their rules when you live under their roof."
Explanation:
During a mental health intake interview, a young client who lives with his family and does not pay for anything because the client lives at his or her's parents expenses.
The client complains that he is tired of the fact that he is not being allowed to offer a drink to his friends only because the clients parents do not believed in drinking openly in the society.
And as a nurse, the respond to the client will be that the client's parents is expecting their child to behave in a way they want to and listen to their advice always as long as the client lives with his or her parents for free.
Thus the answer is
B "It seems that your parents expect you to follow their rules when you live under their roof."
