During an assessment of a patient's self-esteem, a 45-year-old man tells the nurse that he lost his job due to downsizing and has been unemployed for 6 months. What would be the appropriate response from the nurse?
A) "You shouldn't feel bad about losing a job, it happens to everyone."
B) "Do you need your job to support a family?"
C) "How has losing your job affected your life and the lives of your significant others?"
D) "There are more important things in life to worry about other than losing a job."
C
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a. Succimer (Chemet) b. EDTA (Versenate) c. Flumazenil (Romazicon) d. Octreotide acetate (Sandostatin)
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a. bound form with albumin b. free form not bound with albumin