A female client in a psychiatric unit with borderline personality disorder is angry that the night-shift staff will not let her get a cup of coffee at 3 A.M
She brings this up in a community meeting and develops a following of clients who demand access to the cafeteria at all hours. Which nursing action prevents the nursing staff from being "split"?
A) Allow the patients to decide how they want the milieu to operate.
B) Communicate thoroughly and effectively throughout the various shifts and maintain consistent rules.
C) Eliminate coffee from the unit.
D) Allow clients to have free access to the cafeteria at all times.
B
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