A patient is angry after waiting over an hour for pain medication. What should the nurse respond to the patient that demonstrates critical thinking?
A) "I understand your anger and am sorry for the delay. I have your pain medication now."
B) "I had other patients who needed my attention first, so I did a few things before getting the pain medication."
C) "I needed to find out what your medication is and if you can have more when you asked."
D) "It seems that you always ask for pain medication when I am trying to do other things."
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