A nurse is interviewing a patient who uses an expression with which the nurse is unfamiliar. What is the most appropriate expression for the nurse to use to clarify the expression's meaning from the patient?
A) Tell me what you mean by ________?
B) I think that expression means ____________
C) That expression is unclear to me
D) Where did you hear that expression?
A
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