An Involuntarily Admitted Inpatient with Paranoid Schizophrenia Repeatedly Calls the Local

question 6

Multiple Choice

An involuntarily admitted inpatient with paranoid schizophrenia repeatedly calls the local mayor. The patient verbally abuses the person who reply the phone as well as the mayor. Select the most appropriate initial nursing intervention.

• A) Allow the patient to continue to use the phone.
• B) Include the patient in a social skills building group.
• C) Suspend the patient's phone privileges temporarily, and document the reason.
• D) Ask the patient advocate to review the limits of the patient's rights with the patient.

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Definitions:

Winner-Take-All System

A winner-take-all system is an electoral system in which the candidate receiving the most votes wins the office or prize in question, with no rewards for those who finish second or lower.

Proportional Representation

Proportional representation is an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

Single-Seat

Pertaining to electoral systems or legislative chambers in which one representative is elected from each district or constituency.

Winner-Take-All

An electoral system in which the candidate receiving the most votes wins all the available seats or delegates, as opposed to proportional representation.