The pediatric nurse watches while a 5-year-old hospitalized patient appears to withdraw from the environment and becomes apathetic to his care. The nurse knows that this patient is in the phase known as:
A) anger.
B) protest.
C) despair.
D) detachment.
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Development and validation of the body of knowledge and foundation on which practice is based is called ____________
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
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