A newly licensed nurse is preparing to provide postmortem care to a client. The nurse approaches the preceptor and states that she has never done this before and she is nervous. What is the best response by the preceptor?
A) "It's just a dead body, it can't hurt you."
B) "It is an important part of care; we need to show the family that the person was valued and respected. I can understand that you are nervous."
C) "The families typically don't care about the body once the person is dead."
D) "You can delegate this to the nursing assistant. Tell her to clean the body up when she is finished with her other work."
B
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