A nurse is trying to calm a client who is highly agitated after being involved in an accident. The client escaped with minor bruises from the accident. What should the nurse do in order to calm the agitated client?
A) Administer sedatives to calm the nerves.
B) Ask family members to take him for a vacation.
C) Help him identify ways that the outcome could have been worse.
D) Advise him to file a claim on his accident insurance.
C
Feedback:
The nurse, using alternative thinking techniques, should explain to the client that the situation could have been worse. Alternative thinking techniques are those that facilitate a change in a person's perceptions from negative to positive. Sedatives have a temporary effect in calming a person, but reframing the mind is a better way of coping with the stress. Advising the client to claim insurance would be inappropriate in this case and would not alleviate the client's agitation and stress.
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