After Being Given Negative News About a Health Problem,the Client,with

question 25

Multiple Choice

After being given negative news about a health problem,the client,with tears running down her face,asks,"Why did this happen to me?" Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

• A)"Could someone have cursed you?"
• B)"Do you feel your life is out of balance?"
• C)"God has a plan for each of us even if we do not understand it."
• D)"Why do you think it might have happened?"

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Definitions:

Lawrence Kohlberg

A renowned psychologist from the United States, famous for developing a theory on the stages of moral development.

Punished

The imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense, or the treatment received as a consequence of an action.

Preconventional Morality

A stage in moral development where an individual's sense of morality is externally controlled, based primarily on consequences of actions.

Lawrence Kohlberg

was a psychologist known for his theory of moral development, which proposed stages through which individuals progress in their ethical and moral reasoning as they age.