A client has sat in stony silence in the day room for 20 minutes after her appointment with her
psychiatrist. She appears tense and vigilant.
The nurse sees the client abruptly stand up and pace
back and forth across the day room, clenching and unclenching her fists, then stop and stare intently
into the face of the psychiatric technician seated at a table. The assessment that can be made is that
the client is
a. working off angry feelings.
b. attempting to use relaxation strategies.
c. exhibiting clues to potential aggression.
d. using withdrawal.
C
The description of the client's behavior shows the classic signs of someone whose potential for
aggression is increasing. Option A: this assumption cannot be made.
Option B: No evidence exists that the patient is using relaxation strategies. Option D: The client's
behavior cannot be described as typical of withdrawal.
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