A terminal patient began to talk about his end-of-life planning, and the topic of advance directives comes up. The patient stated that the nurse is the first person to bring up the topic. What is the best response by the nurse? “I’m sorry; they should have talked to you in Admissions about this.” • “I had better get your doctor to talk to you about this first, then I’ll answer your questions.” “It’s okay if this is the first time. It is often a very difficult topic to discuss.” “Oh, the chaplain usually comes by to ask everyone about their living will.”
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