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The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Is a Single

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The nurse is caring for a client who is a single mother of four school-age children and is hospitalized with metastatic ovarian cancer. The nurse finds the client crying, and she tells the nurse that she does not know what will happen to her children whenshedies. Which of the following is the most appropriate response?


A) "Why don't we talk about the options you have for the care of your children?"
B) "Perhaps the children's father will take care of them when you aren't able to."
C) "For now you need to concentrate on getting well, not worry about your children."
D) "Many clients with cancer live for a long time, so there is time to plan for your children."

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