Following a difficult family session, an adolescent client in the inpatient psychiatric–mental health unit has become combative. Prior to communicating with this client, the nurse must consider:
1. The child's emotional state.
2. The number of points to take away.
3. Which consequences to use for punishment.
4. The developmental age of the client.
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Rationale: Prior to communicating with this client, the nurse recognizes the client is acting out. Adolescents tend to act out feelings and conflicts rather than verbalize them. The other choices relate to how the nurse may deal with the child's behavior. It is important that the nurse recognize the feelings and help the child to be held accountable for behavior.
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