Empathy is best described in which of the following situations?
a. The nurse gets down on the floor to see the world as a toddler sees it.
b. Condolences are offered by a nurse then the caregivers lose a child.
c. Working with a dying child, the nurse feels sorry for the child and his family.
d. The nurse is subjective in interactions with the child and caregivers.
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A Correct. Empathy refers to the ability to put one's self in the other person's shoes--to feel as well as to intellectually know what the other person is experiencing.
B Incorrect. Sympathy and empathy are not the same.
C Incorrect. Sympathy is not the same as empathy.
D Incorrect. The subjectivity of interactions with the child and caregivers has nothing to do with empathy.
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