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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Definitions:

Decade

A period of ten years.

Nociception

The sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially damaging stimuli, perceived as pain.

Kinesthesia

Kinesthesia refers to the awareness of the position and movement of parts of the body via sensory organs in the muscles and joints.

Thermoception

The sensory perception of temperature.