A Patient Says,"I've Been Sick a Lot This Last Year

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient says,"I've been sick a lot this last year but I'm still the biggest seller.I think my boss wants me to leave because a big change in our health insurance plan was implemented last week." The nurse responds:

• A) "So you've been sick but you're the best seller. That makes you a valued employee."
• B) "It's hard to get up one day and find that you're the oldest person in any group. It's only natural that you'd be sicker than everyone else."
• C) "You're still the best seller. It's important not to be suspicious of what is probably only a necessary change in health insurance coverage."
• D) "So you think that while you're still the best seller the fact you've been sick a lot this year is a problem? You feel that your employer's change in health insurance indicates they want you to leave?"

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