A patient with acute mania has exhausted staff by noon after joking, manipulating, and insulting all morning. Staff members feel defensive and fatigued. Select the best action
a. Call the health care provider to evaluate the patient.
b. Hold a staff meeting to discuss consistency and limit-setting approaches.
c. Seclude the patient, and then call the health care provider to write an order.
d. Explain to the patient that the behavior is unacceptable. Ask the patient to be more cooperative.
B
When staff members are at their wits' end, the patient has succeeded in keeping the environment unsettled and avoided outside controls on behavior. Staff meetings can help minimize staff splitting and feelings of anger, helplessness, confusion, and frustration.
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