The nurse is bathing a hospitalized client who is disoriented and believes he is in a train station. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. You wouldn't be getting a bath at the train station.
b. Let's finish your bath before the train arrives.
c. Don't you know where you are?
d. It may seem like a train station sometimes, but this is Valley Hospital.
ANS: D
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