A nurse is caring for a client who just had knee surgery 2 days ago and is scheduled for physical therapy (PT) now. The patient is nervous and crying. She does not want to get out of bed this morning. Which action by the nurse is most likely to be helpful in reducing the patient’s concerns?

Telling the patient, “We will talk more about this after you have had medications.”

Standing at the side of the bed saying, “Come on, you got to do this, everyone gets nervous.”

Sitting beside the patient and stating, “You seem distressed today, tell me a little about what has you upset, I have some time.”

Ignoring the patient’s distress and continuing with the scheduled therapy.