How Should a Nurse Respond When a Patient Asks If

question 19

Multiple Choice

How should a nurse respond when a patient asks if he or she is going to die?

• A) Avoid the question by leaving the room.
• B) Defer the question to the physician.
• C) Answer honestly and sensitively with information that is understandable and in simple terms.
• D) Speak with the family first before answering the patient.

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Definitions:

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RoadRanger Transmission

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Non-synchronized

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