A nurse enters the room of a patient with cancer. The patientis crying and states, “I feel so alone.” Which statement is themost therapeutic?a. The nurse stands at the patient’s bedside and states, “Iunderstand how you feel. My mother said the same thingwhen she was ill.”b. The nurse places a hand on the patient’s arm and states,“You feel so alone.”c. The nurse stands in the patient’s room and asks, “Why doyou feel so alone? Your wife has been here every day.”d. The nurse holds the patient’s hand and asks, “What makesyou feel so alone?”

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A nurse enters the room of a patient with cancer. The patient
is crying and states, “I feel so alone.” Which statement is the
most therapeutic?
a. The nurse stands at the patient’s bedside and states, “I
understand how you feel. My mother said the same thing
when she was ill.”
b. The nurse places a hand on the patient’s arm and states,
“You feel so alone.”
c. The nurse stands in the patient’s room and asks, “Why do
you feel so alone? Your wife has been here every day.”
d. The nurse holds the patient’s hand and asks, “What makes
you feel so alone?”

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