A Military Veteran Who Recently Returned from Active Duty in a Middle

question 23

Multiple Choice

A military veteran who recently returned from active duty in a Middle Eastern country and suffers from PTSD states he will not allow the laboratory technician,who is Iranian,to draw his blood.The patient states,"He'll probably use a contaminated needle on me." Which of these is the most appropriate nursing response by the nurse?

• A)"Let me see if I can arrange for a different technician to draw your blood."
• B)"Let me help you overcome your cultural bias by letting him draw your blood."
• C)"There is no other technician,so you're just going to have to let him draw your blood."
• D)"I don't think the technician is really Middle Eastern."

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