An older patient recently diagnosed with skin cancer does not understand why the disease developed since sunbathing has always been avoided. How should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. "Can you tell me more about your feelings?"
2. "Sun exposure can happen from driving a car."
3. "We frequently never find out why cancer strikes."
4. "This is unusual, as skin cancer normally only occurs in sunbathers."
2. "Sun exposure can happen from driving a car."
Explanation: 1. Asking the patient to explain feelings does not answer the patient's question. This is an inappropriate response for the nurse to make.
2. Sun exposure can occur from routine activities such as driving or riding in a car.
3. Stating that we frequently never find out why cancer strikes does not answer the patient's question. This is an inappropriate response for the nurse to make.
4. Stating that skin cancer normally only occurs in sunbathers is an inaccurate response. Skin cancer can occur after sun exposure, regardless how the sun exposure occurs.
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