A client has been admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit because the client has displayed violent behavior and is at risk for potentially harming others. Which of the following should the nurse avoid doing when caring for this client?
1. Admitting the client to a room near the nurses' station
2. Facing the client while speaking and providing nursing care
3. Arranging for a security officer to be available in the general area
4. Closing the door to the client's room when giving care to the client
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Rationale: The nurse should not isolate herself or himself with a potentially violent client. The door to the client's room should remain open when giving care. The client should be placed in a room near the nurses' station and not at the distant end of a corridor. The nurse should never turn away from the client. A security officer or male aide should be readily available if there is a pos-sibility of imminent violence.
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