A nurse's self-awareness of feelings of anxiety before calling a physician about a patient's increased edema in both lower extremities might include
A. A difficult conversation with this doctor earlier in the month
B. The frantic insistence of the patient's husband that the nurse contact the doctor immediately
C. A tense argument she had with her husband before coming to work
D. Feelings of low self-esteem that come from her family background
E. All of the above
ANS: E
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