While helping a client with the evening meal, the nurse observes the client close his eyes, bow his head, and murmur words of thanks and praise. What does this behavior indicate to the nurse?
A) The client did not want the nurse to leave.
B) The client was asking that the meal be better than the last.
C) The client is confused.
D) The client was praying before eating.
Answer: D
The client's behavior of bowing the head, closing the eyes, and murmuring words of thanks and praise are indications that the client was praying. The client was not demonstrating confusion. The nurse has no way of knowing if the client was asking that the meal be better than the last. The client was not delaying the nurse so that she did not leave.
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