The patient with persistent shoulder pain with associated numbness of the hand is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The patient tells the nurse, "I'm terrified of enclosed spaces. I just don't know if I'll survive this test." After relaying the patient's concerns to the provider, which response does the nurse expect from the provider?
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