A client in the emergency department is hemorrhaging from a peptic ulcer and is being prepared quickly for emergency surgery. The nurse notes that the client is crying and reaches for the nurse frequently
The best response by the nurse to this client is to a. continue working efficiently to get the client ready for the operating room.
b. make eye contact, touch the client, and say, "This must be very scary for you."
c. send someone to find the chaplain to discuss advance directives.
d. sit by the client and say, "I have some time that I can spend with you."
B
This is an emergency situation, so the nurse must continue to prepare the client for a life-saving operation. However, in this setting, clients may be afraid and the nurse needs to respond in a caring fashion to the nonverbal behavior the client exhibits.
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