What nursing rationale would best explain a nurse's decision not to determine the details of a forensic client's crime in order to work effectively with that client?
A) Knowing the crime details would be too frightening.
B) Denying the crime details will protect the nurse from undue anxiety.
C) It will keep the nurse's attitudes about the crime from influencing provided care.
D) It will help maintain proper professional boundaries between the nurse and the client.
C
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1. conductive hearing loss. 2. sensorineural hearing loss. 3. normal hearing. 4. a cochlear defect.
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