Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 88%
Full-length
Passage / Scenario
An unaccompanied client who is six months pregnant is admitted to the nursing unit with vaginal bleeding.Which of the following comments, if made by the client, would indicate a need for the nurse to assess the adequacy of the client's emotional support?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Strategy: Think about what the words mean. (1) correct-client's concern about her husband's feelings indicates that he may not be able to support her emotionally at this time (2) reflects a reality-based concern (3) indicates an economic concern (4) indicates client needs to talk about her current feelings; does not give any indication of level of emotional support