In the event a critically ill patient is expressing ineffective behaviors, the nursing action would be to
A) recognize and avoid the most detrimental behaviors.
B) minimize and redirect these behaviors.
C) anticipate these behaviors and then ignore them.
D) ignore these behaviors but discuss them with the family.
B
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