A middle-aged woman had decided against getting treatment for her just-diagnosed uterine cancer, explaining to the nurse that the family needed to keep its resources for her daughter's new baby
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the nurse's frustration with the client? (Select all that apply.)
a. A belief that the individual must protect personal life and health
b. Inability to accept that some cultures put group needs before individual needs
c. Lack of understanding the importance of childbirth in some cultures
d. Feeling strongly that disease must be fought, not accepted
e. Seeing time as linear, with every second irreplaceable and passing quickly
f. Being unsuccessful at getting the client to understand that the cancer could kill her
ANS: A, B, D, E
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1. Patients 2. Providers 3. Health care organizations 4. Health care industry 5. Informational technicians
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