A Patient with Borderline Personality Disorder and a History of Self-Mutilation

A patient with borderline personality disorder and a history of self-mutilation has now begun dialectical behavior therapy on an outpatient basis.Counseling focuses on self-harm behavior management.Today the patient telephones to say,"I'm feeling empty and want to cut myself." The nurse should:

A) arrange for emergency inpatient hospitalization.
B) send the patient to the crisis intervention unit for 8 to 12 hours.
C) assist the patient to identify the trigger situation and choose a coping strategy.
D) advise the patient to take an antianxiety medication to decrease the anxiety level.