A patient has just been told that he has lung cancer. The physician then describes several potential courses of treatment to the patient
When the physician leaves the room, the patient asks the nurse, "What did he just say?" The nurse understands that the patient is experiencing ____________.
A) sensory overload
B) sensory deprivation
C) sensoristasis
D) sensory perception
Ans: A
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