A confused, agitated client was placed in the seclusion room on ...

[student77]

A confused, agitated client was placed in the seclusion room on the psychiatric unit. The client requested to see a doctor. Which of the following actions taken by the nurse manager would be most likely to prevent possible workplace violence?
 
  a. Having a nursing assistant stay with client in the seclusion room
  b. Placing the client in a semiprivate room
  c. Trying to orient the client to time and place
  d. Prohibiting employees from entering the seclusion room alone

Question 2

What could a registered nurse (RN) delegate to a licensed practical nurse/vocational nurse (LPN/VN) that the RN could not delegate to a nursing assistant?
 
  a. Making beds
  b. Ambulating the client
  c. Administering oral medications
  d. Obtaining a urinary specimen

[nital]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
By not allowing employees to enter the seclusion room alone, the nurse manager is protecting staff from workplace violence.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
An RN can delegate passing out medications to an LPN/VN according to the Nurse Practice Act.

[student77]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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