A Patient with Severe Physical Injuries Is Irritable, Angry, and Belittles

Multiple Choice

A patient with severe physical injuries is irritable, angry, and belittles the nurses. As a nurse changes a dressing, the patient screams, "Don't touch me! You are so stupid. You will make it worse!" Which intervention uses a cognitive technique to help this patient?

A) Discontinue the dressing change without comments and leave the room.
B) Stop the dressing change, saying, "Perhaps you would like to change your own dressing."
C) Continue the dressing change, saying, "Do you know this dressing change is needed so your wound will not get infected?"
D) Continue the dressing change, saying, "Unfortunately, you have no choice. Your doctor ordered this dressing change."