A level III disaster has occurred and the hospital is receiving clients by ambulance and those who have walked in to the emergency department. The wife of a man who is critically injured screams, "Why doesn't someone do something for my husband? He is dying!" How should the nurse manager respond?

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1. The manager should take measures other than just making the woman leave.
2. This is a kind statement of fact and is a good way to address this wife.
3. This is a true statement, but it does not explain to the wife why her husband is not being cared for.
4. Even though this is a true statement, the wife will probably not understand what a triage screen is.

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