A patient experiencing acute mania undresses in the group room and dances. The nurse intervenes initially by:
a. quietly asking the patient, "Why don't you put your clothes on?"
b. firmly telling the patient, "Stop dancing and put on your clothing."
c. putting a blanket around the patient and walking with the patient to a quiet room.
d. letting the patient stay in the group room and moving the other patients to a different area.
ANS: C
Patients must be protected from the embarrassing consequences of their poor judgment whenever possible. Protecting the patient from public exposure by matter-of-factly covering the patient and removing him or her from the area with a sufficient number of staff to avoid argument and provide control is an effective approach.
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