The Patient Was Admitted to the Hospital with Advanced-Stage Cancer

question 5

Multiple Choice

The patient was admitted to the hospital with advanced-stage cancer.As the nurse was admitting her,the patient told her about how her little dog learned a new trick,and could play dead when she said "bang-bang." Why did the nurse listen attentively to the patient's story?

• A) She knew it was easy to do and she had nothing else to do at that time.
• B) It was little more than two people talking back and forth.
• C) She knew it was probably not going to affect the patient-nurse relationship.
• D) She knew it was a way to know and respond to what matters to the patient.

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