The wife of a patient who has just arrived at the hospital for treatment of a possible massive myocardial infarction is tearful. She is demanding the nurse stop her interventions and explain her husband's condition
Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse initially? 1. Contact the security officer to restrain her.
2. Stop actions and provide family education to her.
3. Tell the woman that she will be arrested if she does not calm down.
4. Continue to provide the needed care.
4
Rationale: The patient's physiological needs take precedence over the psychological needs of the spouse. There is no reason to believe the spouse is violent. The officer may need to be contacted in the future just not at this immediate period. Threatening the woman will likely cause her to become angrier.
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