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A Cognitively Impaired Patient Who Has Been a Widow for 30

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A cognitively impaired patient who has been a widow for 30 years is frantically trying to leave the unit,saying,"I have to go home to start dinner before my husband comes home from work." To intervene with validation therapy,the nurse should say:


A) "Please,you must come away from the door."
B) "Mrs.Smith,you have been a widow for many years."
C) "You want to go home to get your husband's dinner."
D) "I think your husband said he is going to eat out tonight."

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