A client with acute mania exhibits euphoria, pressured speech, and flight of ideas. The client has been talking to the nurse nonstop for 5 minutes and lunch has arrived on the unit. Which of the following should the nurse do next?
1. Excuse self while telling the client to come to the dining room for lunch.
2. Tell the client he needs to stop talking because it's time to eat lunch.
3. Do not interrupt the client but wait for him to finish talking.
4. Walk away and approach the client in a few minutes before the food gets cold.
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