A patient says to the nurse, "I'm scared about a terrorist attack because I live so close to the airport." What should the nurse respond to the patient?
1. "Have you thought about moving?"
2. "That's silly to be so worried."
3. "What do you have in your home to help you in the event of a terrorist attack?"
4. "I would be concerned, too."
Correct Answer: 3
The general public looks to nurses for information and trusts that what the nurse advises is true and accurate. The nurse should ask the patient what he or she has prepared in the home should there be a terrorist attack. The nurse should not discount the patient's fears or compound those fears. Moving because of this fear is not realistic, and the suggestion does little to assist the patient at this time.
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