A Client Is Angry About Not Being Permitted to Smoke

question 16

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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Fluid within the amniotic sac that suspends and protects the fetus.

Ectoderm

The outermost cell layer of the newly formed embryo from which the skin and nervous system develop.

Endoderm

The inner layer of the embryo from which the lungs and digestive system develop.

Mesoderm

The central layer of the embryo from which the bones and muscles develop.