The nurse is conducting a group therapy session when a female client, who has shared with the group at a previous session that she isolates herself when she feels depressed, suddenly gets up to leave
The appropriate nursing action is which of the following? 1. Tell the client that it is not safe to leave.
2. Encourage the client to stay, and ask the client what she is feeling.
3. Tell the client that if she leaves she cannot return to this therapy group.
4. Lock the door so that the client cannot leave at this potentially vulnerable time.
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Rationale: If a client attempts to leave a group session, ask the client what the client is feeling and try to connect the behavior with a feeling. The client should be encouraged to stay. The door should not be locked. If the client still leaves, follow up with the client after the group session and find out more about the client's thoughts and feelings. "Lock the door so that the client can-not leave at this potentially vulnerable time" is inappropriate and is a violation of the client's rights.
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