When a 76-year-old client diagnosed with terminal cancer expresses hopelessness and despair to the nurse, the nurse should

A) Notify the physician
B) Contact the religious leader at his church
C) Encourage him to think positively
D) Listen empathetically and attentively


Ans: D

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