A Patient Asks the Nurse Manager to Help Resolve a Situation

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient asks the nurse manager to help resolve a situation between her and another patient.Which action would best support the patient's feelings of safety when experimenting with new ways of being?

• A) Encouraging the patient to report the incident to the other patient's physician
• B) Intervening on the patient's behalf and sorting out the incident with the other patient
• C) Suggesting that the patient ignore the situation since the other patient was probably not aware of her behavior
• D) Offering to be present and help the patient discusses her feelings about the incident with the other patient

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Definitions:

Longitudinal

A type of study or analysis that follows the same subjects over a period of time, observing changes or developments.

Cross-sectional

A research method that analyzes data collected from a diverse population at a single point in time.

Sequential

Involving or characterized by a logical order of events or a sequence where one thing follows another.

Evolutionary

Pertaining to evolution, involving the gradual development of organisms and the theory explaining the diversity of life on Earth through natural selection.