A client is agitated, using profanity, and verbally threatening other clients. A priority nursing di-agnosis for the client would be:
1. Ineffective coping
2. Powerless
3. Risk for other-directed violence
4. Impaired verbal communication
ANS: 3
These behaviors should be assessed as signaling high potential for escalating aggressive behavior unless intervention takes place. Identifying the nursing diagnosis facilitates thoughtful, timely, and effective early intervention designed to prevent loss of control and need for highly restrictive alternatives.
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