Which Patient Described Below Most Needs an Advocate

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which patient described below most needs an advocate?

• A) A 68-year-old female patient who tells you that she always relies on her husband to decide what is best.
• B) An 80-year-old patient who states, "Why do people talk over my head as if I was a child?"
• C) A 4-year-old patient whose mother visits each evening but goes home to care for her other two children each night.
• D) A 36-year-old patient who states, "I really wish this surgery wasn't necessary. I want to look at my other choices, again."

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