A Nursing Instructor Is Guiding Nursing Students on Best Practices

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is guiding nursing students on best practices for interviewing patients.Which student comment would indicate the need for further instruction?

• A) "My patient is a young adult,so I plan to talk to her without her parents in the room."
• B) "Because my patient is old enough to be my grandfather,I will call him 'Mr.'"
• C) "When reading my patient's health record,I thought of a few questions to ask."
• D) "When I give my patient his pain medication,I will have time to ask questions."

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