A 35-year-old client says to the nurse, "I got divorced less than a year after getting married. I left the Navy SEALs shortly after I joined. Now I teach in the air marshal program to avoid being recalled for war, but I'd really like to quit. I start something, am great at it, then get bored and move on. I date, but I'm still living at home. I never seem to be on my own like other guys my age." Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. "You made the Navy SEALs but can't live on your own like an adult and can't stick with anything."
B. "Can you tell me more about your marriage and relationships? If you leave home, what do you fear will happen?"
C. "You have many years to find a new relationship, but moving out of your parents' home is a first step to growing up."
D. "When will your mother let you go? Seems to me that jobs have come easy to you but that you can't grow up and separate from your parents."
Ans: B. "Can you tell me more about your marriage and relationships? If you leave home, what do you fear will happen?"
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