The nurse realizes that a dying child has not mentioned
death. There are some dead flowers in a vase on the child's windowsill. The child looks at the flowers and says, "Did they die?" Which statement would be the most appropriate for the nurse to make to give the child an opportunity to open up and talk about dying?
A) "These flowers don't seem to be alive anymore. I'll take them away."
B) "These flowers are dead now. What do you think it would be like to die?"
C) "I'm going to throw these flowers in the trash, okay?"
D) "Well, these flowers aren't very cheerful anymore. I'll get rid of them."
Ans: B
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