A 58-Year-Old Woman Is Brought to the Hospital in Cardiac

A 58-year-old woman is brought to the hospital in cardiac arrest by emergency personnel who are performing resuscitation of the patient.The husband arrives as the patient is taken into a treatment room and asks to stay with his wife.What should the nurse do?

A) Insist that he wait outside the room while resuscitation is being performed.
B) Allow him to be present,and ensure that a member of the team explains the care given and answer his questions.
C) Explain that it would be better if he did not experience the resuscitation effort because he might not understand it.
D) Advise him that if his wife is not resuscitated,the resuscitation scene is not the last memory of her he would like to have.