When the nurse offers to "just sit here with you" after a particularly painful procedure, a homeless client asks, "Why would you want to do that?" What does the nurse recognize about this client?
a. He prefers to be alone at this time.
b. He does not have a need for companionship.
c. He perceives the offer as being inappropriate.
d. He finds it difficult to understand the nurse's concern.
D
Persons who do not experience care in their lives often find it difficult to accept or understand acts of caring or to act in a caring manner.
The nurse should first recognize that the client may be lacking in examples of caring in his own life and so finds it difficult to understand why someone else would be caring.
The nurse should first recognize that the client may be lacking in examples of caring in his own life and so finds it difficult to understand why someone else would be caring.
The nurse should first recognize that the client may be lacking in examples of caring in his own life and so finds it difficult to understand why someone else would be caring.
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1. Polyhydramnios. 2. Small-for-gestational age infant. 3. Large-for-gestational age infant. 4. Forceps-assisted delivery. Correct