An Intramuscular Dose of Antipsychotic Medication Needs to Be Administered

question 1

Multiple Choice

An intramuscular dose of antipsychotic medication needs to be administered to a patient who is becoming increasingly more aggressive. The patient is in the day room where there are other patients. The nurse should enter the day room:

• A) and say, "Would you like to come to your room and take some medication your doctor prescribed for you?"
• B) accompanied by three staff members and say, "Please come to your room so I can give you some medication that will help you feel more comfortable."
• C) and place the patient in a basket-hold and then say, "I am going to take you to your room to give you an injection of medication to calm you."
• D) accompanied by two security guards and tell the patient, "You can come to your room willingly so I can give you this medication or the security guards will take you there."

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Definitions:

Correspondence Inference Theory

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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