A client in a mental health unit gets into a fight with another client over the use of the public telephone on the unit. The client is accused of making two telephone calls and staying on the telephone for 1 hour. Which intervention by the nurse would be most therapeutic?
A. Taking telephone privileges away from both clients for the day and giving them time-outs in their rooms
B. Saying to the clients, "Okay, this is the last straw. Neither of you may use the telephone until tomorrow, and then only with a nurse timing you."
C. Saying to the clients, "Go to your rooms, both of you. I don't want to hear anything more about the telephone on this unit for at least 2 hours."
D. Saying to the clients, "You may each use the phone for 10 minutes. I will time the calls for both of you. Do you both agree to abide by my decision?"
Ans: D. Saying to the clients, "You may each use the phone for 10 minutes. I will time the calls for both of you. Do you both agree to abide by my decision?"
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