The Nurse Educator Is Providing Education to the Staff Nurses

question 38

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is providing education to the staff nurses regarding the use of seclusion in the psychiatric setting. The educator asks the nurses to describe patients who would best benefit from seclusion. Which statements by the nurses would indicate that teaching has been effective? Select all that apply.

• A) "The patient who throws a book on the ground in frustration."
• B) "The patient who is loud and disrupting the milieu of the unit."
• C) "The patient who attempts to cut herself with an object found on the unit."
• D) "The patient who hits another patient in the face during a therapy session."
• E) "The patient who is confused and disoriented with altered thought processes."

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