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When a patient who immigrated to the United States tells a nurse that consent to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was only given because the patient's spouse said,"They will deport you if you didn't do what they said to do," the nurse should initially:

When a patient who immigrated to the United States tells a nurse that consent to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was only given because the patient's spouse said,"They will deport you if you didn't do what they said to do," the nurse should initially:


A) reassure the patient that the decision is sound.
B) discuss the reasons the spouse believed they must consent.
C) explain that consenting to treatment will not stop deportation.
D) document the comment and notify the health care provider immediately.

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