What Would Be the Best Response by the Nurse to a Client

question 21

Multiple Choice

What would be the best response by the nurse to a client who says that her friends might not accept her now that she has had a mastectomy?

• A)"It is just a mastectomy; don't worry so much."
• B)"You should get some new friends."
• C)"I understand your concerns about your body changes.Let's talk about it."
• D)"It is normal to be worried about what other people think.Your friends will get over it."

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Definitions:

Goal-directed Behavior

Actions taken with the intention of achieving a specific outcome or objective, showing purpose and direction in behavior.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist outside of sight.

Dishabituation

The recovery of attention after habituation; signifies that person recognizes a new stimulus.

Accommodation

In Piaget’s theory, the process by which schemas are modified or new schemas created in light of experience.