Your Patient in the Psychiatric Unit Is Still Up at Midnight

question 14

Multiple Choice

Your patient in the psychiatric unit is still up at midnight playing cards. You tell him, "It's time to get some sleep now." What is the purpose of this response?

• A)Limit setting
• B)Reality testing
• C)Controlling patient so other patients will respond the same way
• D)Enforcing rules

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Definitions:

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