A nurse realizes that the comment just made to a patient was inconsiderate. Select the nurse's most therapeutic statement in this situation
a. "How do you feel about what I just said?"
b. "See, even nurses say stupid things sometimes."
c. "Sorry about that. Let's continue where we left off."
d. "That was an insensitive remark. I'm sorry if it hurt you."
D
Acknowledging insensitivity and apologizing for it will usually repair damage. Patients usually evaluate the nurse on overall caring rather than on one single comment. None of the other options includes both acknowledgment and apology.
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