Asked by Witchita Kansas on Jun 14, 2024
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The nurse is preparing to give an intramuscular injection to the patient in room 320.The patient care technician comes to the medication room and tells the nurse that the patient in room 316 is very angry with his roommate and is threatening to hit him.How should the nurse respond?
A) Tell the patient care technician to calm the patient down until she can get there.
B) Have the angry patient's roommate moved to another location.
C) Tell the angry patient to calm down until she can get there.
D) Tell the angry patient that he has to act civilized in the hospital,and that's that.
Intramuscular Injection
A method of delivering medication deep into the muscles, allowing for faster absorption than subcutaneous injections.
- Prioritize nursing interventions in situations involving aggressive or angry patients.
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Beata WielgoszewskiJun 18, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
A potentially violent patient needs to be in an environment with decreased stimuli and to have protection from injury to self and against others.Encourage other people,particularly those who provoke anger,to leave the room or area.De-escalation is a skill that cannot be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP).
Learning Objectives
- Prioritize nursing interventions in situations involving aggressive or angry patients.