A nurse enters the room of a patient with cancer. The patientis crying and states, “I feel so alone.” Which statement is themost therapeutic?a. The nurse stands at the patient’s bedside and states, “Iunderstand how you feel. My mother said the same thingwhen she was ill.”b. The nurse places a hand on the patient’s arm and states,“You feel so alone.”c. The nurse stands in the patient’s room and asks, “Why doyou feel so alone? Your wife has been here every day.”d. The nurse holds the patient’s hand and asks, “What makesyou feel so alone?”

A nurse enters the room of a patient with cancer. The patientis crying and states, “I feel so alone.” Which statement is themost therapeutic?a. The nurse stands at the patient’s bedside and states, “Iunderstand how you feel. My mother said the same thingwhen she was ill.”b. The nurse places a hand on the patient’s arm and states,“You feel so alone.”c. The nurse stands in the patient’s room and asks, “Why doyou feel so alone? Your wife has been here every day.”d. The nurse holds the patient’s hand and asks, “What makesyou feel so alone?”

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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Chapter15: Instrumentation In Medical Imaging

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