A Patient Demonstrating Behaviours Associated with Acute Mania Has Exhausted

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient demonstrating behaviours associated with acute mania has exhausted the staff by noon. Staff members are feeling defensive and fatigued. Which action will the staff take initially?

• A) Confer with the health care provider to consider use of seclusion for this patient.
• B) Hold a staff meeting to discuss consistency and limit-setting approaches.
• C) Conduct a meeting with all staff and patients to discuss the behaviour.
• D) Explain to the patient that the behaviour is unacceptable.

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