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A pregnant client receives news that the fetus has polycystic kidney disease. The client states to the nurse, 'I am so afraid my baby is going to die.' Which response by the nurse to the client is best?

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Rationale: Acknowledging the client’s pain validates their fear and opens therapeutic communication, supporting emotional processing. Asking about others, focusing on the fetus’s status, or directing focus to the present dismisses the client’s expressed fear.

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