Which Is an Effective Nursing Intervention to Assist an Angry

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which is an effective nursing intervention to assist an angry patient to learn how to manage anger without violence?

• A) Help the patient identify a thought that produces anger, evaluate the validity of the belief, and substitute reality-based thinking.
• B) Provide negative reinforcement such as restraint or seclusion in response to angry outbursts, whether or not violence is present.
• C) Use aversive conditioning, such as popping a rubber band on the wrist, to help extinguish angry feelings.
• D) Administer an antipsychotic or anti-anxiety medication.

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Definitions:

Equally

In a manner that showcases uniformity or parity in distribution, value, or measure among all parties or elements involved.

Individually Liable

A legal concept where an individual is personally responsible for fulfilling the obligations of a contract or debt.

Partnership Debts

Liabilities that are owed by a partnership, which are the joint responsibility of the partnership's members.

Mutual Agency

A legal principle in partnerships where each partner has the authority to act on behalf of, and bind, the partnership in contractual agreements.