Students are often initially fearful on psychiatric units. The best action to overcome this fear is:
1. Wait a few days to talk with clients, until the fear subsides
2. Initiate an interaction and focus on the client
3. Go along with a classmate so that you can both talk with a client
4. Wait for a client to start a conversation with you
ANS: 2
Taking some risks is important in decreasing fear, so option 2 is the correct answer. Option 1 may increase fear, and option 3 may overwhelm the client. The responsibility for the interaction is with the nurse, so option 4 is incorrect.
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