A client is scheduled for cardiac surgery. The nurse is conducting a sexual history and is told that he is nervous about resuming sexual activities. The nurse uses therapeutic communication with the client when responding:
a) "Don't worry. In about 2 months you will be able to return to your normal sexual patterns."
b) "You are expressing a very normal concern, Perhaps we could discuss your feelings further."
c) "Your partner will be nervous about resuming sexual activities, but that is only normal."
d) "You can have sexual intercourse after your surgery, but there are serious risks."

The nurse uses therapeutic communication with the client when responding: "You are expressing a very normal concern, Perhaps we could discuss your feelings further."

Explanation:

Therapeutic communication is based on letting the patient be able to express or comunicate his thoughts and feelings, in order to make the patient feel confortable. In this paritcular situation, the nurse cannot extend the conversation into details, but she can certainly let the patient feel like he is being listened. She also calming him when letting him know he is not the first person having his conserns. She is also validating his conserns.