A client with a long history of experiencing dissociative identity disorder is admitted to the unit after the cuts on her legs were sutured in the Emergency Department. During the admission interview,...

A client with a long history of experiencing dissociative identity disorder is admitted to the unit after the cuts on her legs were sutured in the Emergency Department. During the admission interview, the client tearfully states that she does not know what happened to her legs. Then a stronger, alter personality states that the client is useless, weak, and needs to be eliminated completely. The nurse should do which of the following first?

1. Explore the alter personalities' attitudes toward the client more thoroughly.

2. Place the client in restraints when the alter personality emerges.

3. Contract with the alter personality to tell the nurse when he has the urge to harm the client and the body they both share.

4. Keep the client in a stress-free environment so that the stronger alter personality does not get a chance to emerge.