A client has recently been diagnosed with gonorrhea. The client comes from a deeply religious family. When the nurse finds the client weeping, the client tells the nurse, "I'm being punished for having an affair." How does the nurse respond?
a. "Surely you don't really believe that."
b. "Why don't we get you a sedative?"
c. "Tell me more about how you feel."
d. "Which religion do you practice?"
C
The priority for the nurse is to gain more information to have a clear understanding about how the client feels. The other answers discount the seriousness of the client's feelings or are evasive.
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