A patient's behavior is disruptive and causing many complaints from other patients. You approach this patient with which of the following techniques?
A) "Your behavior is not acceptable. You will need to remain in your room until you can behave more appropriately."
B) Ignore the behavior, since it is an uncontrollable part of the patient's illness.
C) Set consistent limits on the patient's behavior.
D) "You have a definite care plan. You must follow this plan; if you don't, you will be moved to a more structured unit."
C
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Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "It helps to coordinate care to a group of clients." 2. "It organizes care responsibilities." 3. "It ensures that the staff doesn't get overtime." 4. "It improves physician efficiency." 5. "It provides skilled care by skilled staff."
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a. Intracellular b. Extracellular c. Intravascular d. Transcellular