A 60-year-old client on the psychiatric unit was angry because of a remark another client made to her. The client asked the nurse manager to help resolve the situation
Which action would best support the client's feelings of safety when experimenting with new ways of being?
1. Offer to be present with the client as she discusses her feelings about the incident with the other client.
2. Intervene on the client's behalf and sort out the incident with the other client.
3. Suggest that the client ignore the situation since the other client was probably not aware of her behavior.
4. Encourage the client to report the incident to the other client's physician.
ANS: 1
Offering to be with the client affords her a safe nonthreatening opportunity to assume responsi-bility for meeting her own needs assertively. Option 2 removes the responsibility from the client. Option 3 supports passive behavior. Option 4. There is no need to bring in another person. The client is capable of addressing the problem herself.
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