A patient has been admitted in an acute psychotic state after ingesting PCP. The nurse has not been able to administer the prescribed dose of benzodiazepine because of the patient's aggressive behavior.
The most appropriate intervention under these circumstances would be to: a. provide an alternative activity to channel energy.
b. move the patient to a quiet room to minimize stimulation.
c. perform a lavage to prevent continuing absorption of drug.
d. assign a nurse to stay with the patient to reassure and calm the patient.
Question 2
In the emergency room a nurse learns that a patient has recently taken a large amount of the drug PCP. The nurse should be ready to provide interventions for:
a. acute psychosis, agitation, and violence.
b. hypotension, sedation, and respiratory depression.
c. heightened sensory perceptions, dizziness, and ataxia.
d. paranoid thinking, hyperthermia, hyperactivity, and arrhythmias.
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