Which Patient Described Below Most Needs an Advocate

Multiple Choice

Which patient described below most needs an advocate?

A) A 68-year-old female patient who tells you that she always relies on her husband to decide what is best.
B) An 80-year-old patient who states, "Why do people talk over my head as if I was a child?"
C) A 4-year-old patient whose mother visits each evening but goes home to care for her other two children each night.
D) A 36-year-old patient who states, "I really wish this surgery wasn't necessary. I want to look at my other choices, again."