A patient says to the nurse, "My family was mean to me when they visited today. They have no right to treat me like that." Select the nurse's best initial response
a. "Why do you think they were mean?"
b. "Perhaps you overreacted to what they said."
c. "How do you feel about your family treating you that way?"
d. "Describe what happened when your family visited you today."
D
Before proceeding, the nurse needs to have a better understanding of what happened in the interaction between the patient and family. The correct option seeks that clarification, whereas none of the other options takes that approach.
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