Reading ComprehensionQuestion 38 of 120
Read the passage: 'Nursing requires both technical skill and compassion. A good nurse must master procedures while also comforting anxious patients.' What is the main idea?
a.Nursing requires both skill and compassion.
b.Procedures are difficult to learn.
c.Patients are always anxious.
d.Nurses do not need training.
Explanation
The main idea is stated in the first sentence and reinforced by the second. The passage stresses that nursing combines technical ability with caring for patients.
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