A patient with acute mania approaches the nurse,waves a newspaper,and says,"I want the phone right now.I need to call this store while their sale is going on.I need ten dresses and four pairs of shoes." Select the nurse's best intervention.
A) Suggest the patient ask a friend do the shopping and bring purchases to the unit.
B) Invite the patient to sit with the nurse and look at new fashion magazines.
C) Tell the patient phone use is not allowed until self-control is improved.
D) Ask whether the patient has enough money to pay for the purchases.
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