Author Question: The nurse is assigned to a client who is psychotic, pacing, agitated, and using aggressive gestures ... (Read 136 times)

jessicacav · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is assigned to a client who is psychotic, pacing, agitated, and using aggressive gestures and rapid speech. The nurse determines that the priority of care at this time is which of the fol-lowing?

1. Providing safety for the client and other clients on the unit
2. Offering the client a less stimulated area in which to calm down and gain control
3. Assisting in caring for the client in a controlled environment, such as a quiet room
4. Providing the other clients on the unit with a sense of comfort and safety by iso-lating the client

Question 2

Care of women in the home prior to delivery is considered

A) Community-based nursing
B) Postpartum nursing
C) Antepartum nursing
D) Residential-based nursing

kaylee05 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1

Rationale: Safety for the client and other clients is the priority. Providing safety for the client and other clients on the unit is the only option that addresses the client's and other clients' safe-ty needs. Offering the client a less stimulated area in which to calm down and gain control and assisting in caring for the client in a controlled environment, such as a quiet room address only the client's needs. Providing the other clients on the unit with a sense of comfort and safety by isolating the client addresses only the needs of the other clients on the unit.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A