MrsGordon,aged 68,was Hospitalized After a Stroke

Mrs.Gordon,aged 68,was hospitalized after a stroke.The speech therapist recommended that oral feeding be stopped because of her dysplasia.During visiting hours,Mr.Gordon fed his wife some noodles.The nurse noticed this and stopped Mr.Gordon from feeding his wife,telling him it was the doctor's decision.An hour later,the nurse returned and found Mr.Gordon feeding his wife again.The nurse tried to stop him again.Mr.Gordon refused and claimed that the clinical staff was trying to starve his wife; he also threatened to get violent with the nurse.The nurse decided to walk away and documented the event in Mrs.Gordon's chart.According to Thomas's (1992) four stages of conflict,in which stage could the nurse have been more effective?

A) Frustration
B) Conceptualizing
C) Action
D) Outcomes