The nurse hears the patient say "I've had a bloody nose for 3 days."
A. Attending to initially available symptoms
B. Formulating diagnostic hypothesis
C. Gather data relative to tentative hypothesis
D. Attending to initially available signs.
Answer: A. Attending to initially available symptoms
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