Mrs. Salinas is crying when you enter her room. List several ways you could respond to her
Appropriate responses include:
• Express concern and acceptance of her feelings.
• Determine if she is experiencing pain or discomfort.
• Ask if she would like to talk.
• Indicate approval of crying as an expression of feelings.
• Offer to stay; if the patient wants to be left alone, return in 15–20 minutes to check on her.
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A) The acute bronchitis is the only diagnosis coded. B) The code for the status asthmaticus is sequenced first, followed by the code for the acute bronchitis. C) The status asthmaticus is the only diagnosis coded. D) Either code can be sequenced first.