A client, unsure of the need for surgery, asks the nurse, "What should I do?" What answer by the nurse is based on advocacy?
A) "If I were you, I sure would not have this surgical procedure."
B) "Gosh, I don't know what I would do if I were you."
C) "Tell me more about what makes you think you don't want surgery."
D) "Let me talk to your doctor and I will get back to you as soon as I can."
Ans: C
Nurses as advocates must realize that they do not make ethical decisions for their clients. Rather, they facilitate clients' decision-making by interpreting findings, informing cliients of various aspects to be considered, helping clients verbalize and organize their feelings, calling in others involved in the decision making, and helping clients assess all their options in relation to their beliefs.
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