A client in halo traction says to the nurse, "I can't get used to this contraption. I can't see properly on the side, and I keep misjudging where everything is." Which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "No one ever gets used to that thing! It's horrible."
B. "If I were you, I'd have had the surgery rather than suffer like this."
C. "Halo traction involves many difficult adjustments. Practice scanning with your eyes after standing up, before you move."
D. "Why do you feel like this when you could have died of a broken neck? This is the way it will be for several months. You need to accept it, don't you think?"
Ans: C. "Halo traction involves many difficult adjustments. Practice scanning with your eyes after standing up, before you move."
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