What is the best nursing rationale for holding a debriefing session with clients and staff after clients have witnessed a peer being "taken down" after a violent outburst?
A. To reinforce unit rules with the client population
B. To create protocols for the future release of tensions associated with anger
C. To process feelings and concerns related to the witnessed intervention
D. To discuss the client problems that led to inappropriate expressions of anger
C
The nurse should determine that the purpose for holding a debriefing session with clients and staff after clients have witnessed a peer being "taken down" after a violent outburst is to process feelings and concerns related to the witnessed intervention.
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