The Nurse Has Been Visiting an Adolescent with Recently Acquired

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse has been visiting an adolescent with recently acquired tetraplegia.The teen's mother tells the nurse,"I'm sick of providing all the care while my husband does whatever he wants to,whenever he wants to do it." What reaction should be the nurse's initial response?

• A) Refer the mother for counseling.
• B) Listen and reflect the mother's feelings.
• C) Ask the father in private why he does not help.
• D) Suggest ways the mother can get her husband to help.

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