A Military Veteran Who Recently Returned from Active Duty in a Middle

A military veteran who recently returned from active duty in a Middle Eastern country and suffers from PTSD states he will not allow the laboratory technician,who is Iranian,to draw his blood.The patient states,"He'll probably use a contaminated needle on me." Which of these is the most appropriate nursing response by the nurse?

A) "Let me see if I can arrange for a different technician to draw your blood."
B) "Let me help you overcome your cultural bias by letting him draw your blood."
C) "There is no other technician,so you're just going to have to let him draw your blood."
D) "I don't think the technician is really Middle Eastern."

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