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A Patient Who Has Been Admitted to the Hospital for Gallbladder

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A patient who has been admitted to the hospital for gallbladder surgery tells the nurse on admission, "I do not feel right about leaving my children with my neighbor." During assessment of the patient, an appropriate nursing action by the nurse is to


A) reassure the patient that these feelings are common for parents.
B) call the neighbor to determine whether adequate child care is being provided.
C) have the patient call the children to reassure herself that they are doing well.
D) gather more data about the patient's feelings about the child care arrangements.

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