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A Client Is Diagnosed with Cancer

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A client is diagnosed with cancer. The healthcare provider has recommended chemotherapy, which would likely save the client's life. The client tells the nurse, "This is punishment from God for sins I have committed; some women at my church say so." With permission from the client, what would the nurse do first?


A) Involve a hospital minister to discuss the client's perspective about cancer.
B) Plan to bring the case before the hospital's board of ethics.
C) Contact the client's minister to discuss the client's perspective about cancer.
D) Meet with family members to discuss the client's perspective about cancer.

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