The following are examples of how an RN might serve as an advocate except:
a. the RN promotes the patient's decisions in a nonjudgmental manner.
b. the RN can help write down questions for the patient to refer to when the physi-cian comes by again.
c. the RN assesses the patient's understanding of the plan of care.
d. the RN tells the patient which advice the physician gave to follow and which to ignore.
D
Although the RN can help interpret for the patient what the physician is saying, the RN does not suggest ignoring physician advice.
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