A middle-aged male is admitted to the psychiatric unit because of ...

[biggirl4568]

A middle-aged male is admitted to the psychiatric unit because of an incident where he damaged his bedroom in a fit of rage. He also threatened his brother. He is easily provoked and has little tolerance for other clients on the unit.
 
  You attend a team meeting where the staff reviews the use of anger-control assistance for working with this client. You realize that whenever dealing with this client, you need to do which of the following? a. Have someone else with you for safety.
  b. Let him know that you are in charge.
  c. Remind him he might need to be secluded.
  d. Use a calm, direct, reassuring manner.

Question 2

According to Marcia, there are four categories of styles called statuses that adolescents use to resolve the issue of identity versus identity confusion.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

[Madisongo23]

Answer to Question 1

D
For the psychiatric nurse, anger control includes establishing a basic level of trust and rapport with the client. The nurse should also use a calm and reassuring manner. The nurse should use every means possible to learn from the client (or his family) what situations are likely to bring on anger.

Answer to Question 2

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[biggirl4568]

Great answer, keep it coming

[FergA]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it