While performing a patients ordered wound care for the treatment of a burn, the patient has made a series of sarcastic remarks to the nurse and criticized her technique. How should the nurse best interpret this patients behavior?
A) The patient may be experiencing an adverse drug reaction that is affecting his cognition and behavior.
B) The patient may be experiencing neurologic or psychiatric complications of his injuries.
C) The patient may be experiencing inconsistencies in the care that he is being provided.
D) The patient may be experiencing anger about his circumstances that he is deflecting toward the nurse.
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