A nurse from a medical-surgical unit floats to the inpatient psychiatric unit. The nurse tells the charge nurse, "I don't know how you can work with all of these crazy people.". Select the best reply by the charge nurse
A) "Don't worry, you'll get used to it.".
B) "Mental illness is a disease caused by dysregulation of the brain.".
C) "Maybe you should consider transferring to a medical-surgical floor.".
D) "Believe me, it is not safe to work with some of these clients.".
B
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