A Nurse Educator Is Teaching a Group of Staff Nurses

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse educator is teaching a group of staff nurses on environmental risk factors that may lead to violence in the psychiatric setting. Which response by the staff nurse demonstrates that teaching has been effective?

• A) "I will maintain the established patient routines."
• B) "I will carefully manage patient transitions of care."
• C) "I will allow visitors in the patient's room as permitted."
• D) "I will assist the patient to maintain self-care."

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Definitions:

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