Early recognition of the escalating behavior that leads to violence is important for nurses to practice to keep self, clients, and visitors safe. De-escalating behaviors include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Keep a clear path to the door.
2. Call security to report escalating behaviors.
3. Refuse to discuss issues with escalating behaviors.
4. Observe for signs of escalation.
5. Monitor visitors well.
1,2,4
Rationale 1: Prevent the potential for restraint and harm by keeping a clear path to safety.
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To leverage your ideas, you: a. Ask staff to send e-mails to administration encouraging consideration of your option. b. Invite a senior member of administration to your staff meeting, so you can tell him what you are planning. c. Write a letter of complaint to a member of the institutional board about the lack of openness of the administration. d. Identify influential members of your nurse manager group with similar ideas and re-quest an opportunity to meet with admin-istration to discuss options.
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A) a married couple and her two children from a previous relationship B) a single mother living with her parents and two children C) an unmarried couple and their three children D) a homosexual couple with one biological child and one adopted child
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A) The medication is more effective by injection. B) The client needs the desired action slowly. C) The medication is not available by any other route. D) The client must obtain the entire dose. E) The digestive system absorbs the drug too quickly. F) The client is nauseated or vomiting.
A client taking phenobarbital (Luminal) for seizure control asks the nurse how the prescription can control seizures. Which response should the nurse provide the client?
A. "Phenobarbital (Luminal) stops seizures by decreasing the calcium in the brain, which is responsible for the seizures." B. "Phenobarbital (Luminal) stops seizures by increasing a chemical called glutamate that calms down the excitability in the brain." C. "Phenobarbital (Luminal) stops seizures by decreasing the sodium in the brain, which is responsible for the seizures." D. "Phenobarbital (Luminal) stops seizures by increasing a chemical called GABA that calms down the excitability in the brain."