The Instructor Tells a Nursing Student to Hurry with the Assignment

question 19

Multiple Choice

The instructor tells a nursing student to hurry with the assignment in order to help a classmate who is behind with work. The student has promised a patient she'd return in 15 minutes to polish the patient's nails. Which response would be considered assertive?

• A) "Why me? I'm still busy with my own patients. Ask one of the others who are standing around at the nurses' station."
• B) "I suppose I can, if you insist."
• C) "I've promised one of my patients that I'll come back to polish her nails. I'd like to be able to keep that promise. Can you possibly ask someone else?"
• D) "I'll be glad to help." Then go and apologize to the patient, saying the instructor won't let you polish her nails.

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Definitions:

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