A Nurse Is Admitting a New Patient to the Medical

A nurse is admitting a new patient to the medical unit. During the initial nursing assessment, the nurse has asked many supplementary open-ended questions while gathering information about the new patient. What is the nurse achieving through this approach?

A) Interpreting what the patient has said
B) Evaluating what the patient has said
C) Assessing what the patient has said
D) Validating what the patient has said