A nurse is performing a health assessment on a young adult female. Which of the following comments by the client would cause the nurse to be concerned?
a. "I can't believe I didn't get that promotion. I thought I was the best candidate."
b. "I can't believe they didn't admit me to that graduate program with my good undergraduate grades!"
c. "I can't believe how lonely it is around the house since my spouse died."
d. "I can't believe how little I care about anything anymore since that diagnosis."
ANS: D
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