A Client Is Angry About Not Being Permitted to Smoke

question 18

Multiple Choice

A client is angry about not being permitted to smoke and throws the breakfast tray at the nurse.What should the nurse do in response to this outburst?

• A)Call the charge nurse and refuse to take care of this client until he is under control.
• B)Apologize to the client for the unit rules,but tell him the rules must be followed.
• C)Tell the client that it is understandable that he is upset,but the no-smoking rule is not negotiable.
• D)Tell the client that he is acting like a child and that such behavior will not be tolerated.

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