An Unconscious Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department by Ambulance

An unconscious patient is brought to the emergency department by ambulance for trauma treatment. The patient is wearing a sweat-stained John Deere cap, a denim shirt worn out in the elbows, dirty bib overalls covered with patches, work boots worn thin, and ragged underclothes. Several staff laugh as they stabilize the patient, and one remarks, "Farmer John must have fallen off the tractor." The most appropriate action for the charge nurse is to say which of the following?

A) "So he's a farmer-get over it. Thank him for your food and move on."
B) "You are violating this man's right to be treated with respect, and it stops now."
C) "Grow up and do your jobs; I think you have all seen poor people before."
D) "Perhaps you could find an outlet for humour that's not at a patient's expense."