Mr. Smith is admitted to the psychiatric hospital for evaluation after numerous incidents of threatening, angry outbursts and two episodes of hitting a coworker at the grocery store where he works. He is very anxious and tells the nurse, "I didn’t mean to hit him. He made me so mad that I just couldn’t help it. I hope I don’t hit anyone here. " Which of the following is the nurse’s best response
A. "It sounds like you were angry. When you feel angry here, talk to the staff about it instead of hitting. "
B. "I’m sure you didn’t mean to hit him and that it won’t happen here. "
C. "You’d better not hit anyone here, even if you do get mad. "
D. "Tell me more about what happened. "
