An overweight male patient rips off his hospital gown, throws it out the door, and shouts, "I'm not wearing this stupid gown. It is too small, too short, and exposes my backside to the world." The nurse's best approach would be to:
a. remind patient of the need to wear the gown for convenience in care.
b. confer with the patient for methods to ac-quire a larger gown.
c. replace the torn gown with another.
d. inform the charge nurse of the hostile be-havior.
B
Allowing hostile patients to make reasonable requests defuses the anger and allows patients to vent their feelings.
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