Which Response by the Nurse to the Woman's Statement,"I'm Afraid

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which response by the nurse to the woman's statement,"I'm afraid to have a cesarean birth," would be the most therapeutic?

• A) "What concerns you most about a cesarean birth?"
• B) "Everything will be OK."
• C) "Don't worry about it. It will be over soon."
• D) "The doctor will be in later, and you can talk to him."

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A variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables in a study, potentially misleading the results or conclusions.

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