A patient with acute mania undresses in the group room and dances. The nurse's first intervention would be to:
a. quietly ask the patient, "Why don't you put on your clothes?"
b. firmly tell the patient, "Stop dancing, and put on your clothing."
c. put a blanket around the patient, and walk with the patient to a quiet room.
d. allow the patient stay in the group room. Move the other patients to a different area.
ANS: C
Patients must be protected from the embarrassing consequences of their poor judgment whenever possible. Protecting the patient from public exposure by matter-of-factly covering the patient and removing him or her from the area with a sufficient number of staff members to avoid argument and provide control is an effective approach.
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