A nurse is visiting a male patient with pancreatic cancerwho is dying at home. During the visit, he breaks down andcries and tells the nurse that it is unfair that he should haveto die now when he’s finally made peace with his family andwants to live. Which response by the nurse would be mostappropriate?a. “You can’t be feeling this way. You know you are goingto die.”b. “It does seem unfair. Tell me more about how you arefeeling.”c. “You’ll be all right; who knows how much time any ofus has”d. “Tell me about your pain. Did it keep you awake lastnight?”

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A nurse is visiting a male patient with pancreatic cancer
who is dying at home. During the visit, he breaks down and
cries and tells the nurse that it is unfair that he should have
to die now when he’s finally made peace with his family and
wants to live. Which response by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
a. “You can’t be feeling this way. You know you are going
to die.”
b. “It does seem unfair. Tell me more about how you are
feeling.”
c. “You’ll be all right; who knows how much time any of
us has”
d. “Tell me about your pain. Did it keep you awake last
night?”

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