A nurse is completing a health risk appraisal with a client. Which of the following comments would cause the nurse to probe further to determine if the family is in crisis?
a. "I can't visit my husband in the hospital when I'm at work all day. How can I be sure he's all right?"
b. "My husband always handled our finances. Now that he's gone, I'll have to learn how to do this."
c. "I don't know what to do now that my husband is dead. There is no way I can go back to work and also take care of our three children."
d. "What am I supposed to do now that everything we own is gone? Are there any agencies that can help me?"
ANS: C
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