Using a cognitive approach, a nurse would choose which intervention for assisting clients to manage their anger without the use of violence?
A. Assist the client to identify thoughts that trigger anger and substitute reality-based thinking.
B. Provide consequences, such as removal from group therapy, in response to angry outbursts.
C. Administer antipsychotic medications and use limit-setting such as a room restriction.
D. Administer anti-anxiety medication and encourage participation in a group on medication actions.
A
By assisting the client to identify thoughts that trigger anger and encourage the substitution of more reality-based thinking, the nurse can help the client to alter dysfunctional beliefs that predispose the client to distort experiences.
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