The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has Just

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client who has just been diagnosed with profound hearing loss.The client tells the nurse,"The doctors must have made a mistake.There's no way I can be deaf!" Which is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Why do you think that the doctors made a mistake?"
• B) "I can tell that you are anxious and scared about your hearing."
• C) "Lots of people lead productive lives after losing their hearing."
• D) "The doctors did extensive tests to make sure that the diagnosis was correct."

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Definitions:

Partial Inability

A condition where an individual or entity is limited in some capacity but is not completely incapacitated.

Performance Impracticable

A doctrine under which a party may be released from a contract due to the occurrence of unforeseen events making performance impossible or extremely burdensome.

Allocate Production

A business or economic strategy that involves distributing or assigning resources or production efforts in a specific way, often to maximize efficiency or meet certain goals.

Quality of Performance

A measure of the effectiveness and efficiency with which tasks or duties are executed, often evaluated against set standards.