An Adolescent Client Was Recently Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit

question 18

Multiple Choice

An adolescent client was recently admitted to the psychiatric unit because of impulsivity and acting-out behavior at school.The nurse should initially implement which nursing action?

• A) Redirect the client to activities to decrease stress.
• B) Explain the unit rules and consequences of breaking the rules.
• C) Place the client on close observation to insure a trusting relationship.
• D) Administer an anti-anxiety medication.

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Definitions:

T-Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistics that arises when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and population variance is unknown.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the sample data, that is believed, with a certain degree of probability, to contain the true population parameter.

Margin Of Error

An estimate of the amount by which an observed sample result may differ from the true value, providing a confidence interval for the estimation.

Statistic

A numerical characteristic or measure of a sample extracted from a larger population.