The Nurse Instructs the Nursing Assistant to Obtain Temperatures on Four

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse instructs the nursing assistant to obtain temperatures on four patients and report abnormal findings immediately.Two hours later the nurse discovers that one of the patients had a fever that was not reported.The nurse is upset with the nursing assistant.Which statement,if made by the nurse,is concrete and specifically explains the nurse's feelings?

• A)"I am not dissatisfied with your performance,because we all make mistakes."
• B)"You must have misunderstood.I wanted to know about any elevated temperatures."
• C)"I am disappointed because you did not follow my directions."
• D)"You have made me so angry.Why did you not report the fever to me?"

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