The Client Is an Aboriginal Elder Admitted to the Hospital

The client is an Aboriginal elder admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy. At any given time, five family members are in the client's room, which is private. The nurse tells the client that according to hospital policy; only two visitors at a time are allowed. What does the best analysis by the nurse manager reveal about the nurse's action?

A) The nurse should have assessed the client's preferences about how many family members she wanted to be present.
B) The nurse should have allowed the client to have as many family members as she wanted to be present.
C) The nurse should have called the physician and obtained an order for additional family members to be present.
D) This was the correct action; the nurse was following protocol by informing the client about hospital policy.