A nurse, serving as a volunteer, was helping community residents who had been taken to an emergency shelter for food, clothes, and life necessities. Of the following families, which is in most need of receiving assistance from the nurse?
a. A woman who is visiting her father and sees the flood as helpful to finally convince her father to move in with her and her husband
b. The couple who believe the flood is God's will and are attempting to determine its meaning for their life
c. The man who cannot believe that everything important to him is now lost
d. The man who believes the flood is a test of his faith but knows he will be alright
ANS: C
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