The nurse is in the process of conducting an admission interview with the patient.At one point in the discussion,the patient has provided information that the nurse would like to clarify.Using the technique of clarification,how does the nurse respond?
A)"I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by that statement."
B)"The electrocardiogram records information about your heart's electrical activity."
C)"Let's look at the problem you have had with your medication at home."
D)"What's your biggest concern at the moment?"

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In clarifying,the nurse checks whether understanding is accurate by restating an unclear message to clarify the sender's meaning or by asking the other person to restate the message,explain further,or give an example of what the person means.The response "I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by that statement" indicates that the nurse wants to clarify what the patient is saying so that he or she can have an accurate understanding of what the patient means.The statement "The electrocardiogram records information about your heart's electrical activity" is an example of providing information,not clarification.The statement "Let's look at the problem you have had with your medication at home" is an example of focusing,not clarification.The question "What's your biggest concern at the moment?" is an example of expressing empathy,not of clarification.

The Nurse Is in the Process of Conducting an Admission