The nurse providing care to a client in the intensive care unit is working with a variety of medical devices and providing treatments in order to support the client's changing physiological needs
The one concept that the nurse strives to preserve while facing these challenges is the notion of:
a. caring. c. sympathy.
b. empathy. d. balance.
ANS: A
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