A nursing student is meeting with a possible mentor for the last semester of nursing school. Which of the following questions would be most appropriate for the student to ask?
a. "Do you like working on this unit?"
b. "Do you like your coworkers?"
c. "How are things going today?"
d. "What kind of problems are you having?"
C
The nursing student should ask open-ended questions, such as, "How are things going today?" The questions "Do you like working on this unit?," "Do you like your coworkers?," and "What kind of problems are you having" are direct questions. Open-ended questions stimulate discus-sion and are less likely to make the other person feel vulnerable.
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