NCLEX-RN

Answer: C - Nurses fill the role of client advocate by assisting the client in making informed decisions by providing information that the client and family understand. Advising the client to seek a second opinion is not the appropriate response because the nurse is discouraging further communication. Documenting the client’s wishes for alternative therapy would be appropriate AFTER the client reaches that decision. Assuming the client does not trust his physician because he questions the physician’s treatment plan does not allow the client to explore other options and therapies to determine his own health care decisions without a sense of guilt.