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Mrs. Brown, a 48-year-old woman, is living with a diagnosis of breast cancer. She has just come into the oncology clinic for her third round of chemotherapy. When asked how she is doing. Mrs. Brown starts speaking about how tired she is and how she is feeling burdened with keeping secrets from her daughter. Mrs. Brown has not told her daughter about her cancer diagnosis because she is afraid of how her daughter might react. Mrs. Brown says she is just barely holding on to things at this time, and she cannot take much more. She is also concerned about the chemotherapy and what she can expect, because the side effects are getting more intense.

Questions!!:
1. what should the nurse initially ask Mrs. Brown?
2.what should the nurse refrain from doing.
3.where does the experience lie for nurse guided by the human becoming theory?
4. How does human becoming theory guide the nurse in caring for their parents?

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