Exam 16: Anger and Aggression Management

An adult client assaults another client and is placed in restraints.Which client statement alerts the nurse that further assessment is necessary?

After less restrictive means have been attempted,an order for client restraints has been obtained for a hostile,aggressive 30-year-old client.If client aggression continues,how long will the nurse expect the client to remain in restraints without a physician order renewal?

The nurse observes a client's escalating anger.The client begins to pace the hall and shouts,"You all better watch out.I'm going to hurt anyone who gets in my way." Which is the priority nursing intervention?

Which of the following client statements would appear in a nursing assessment of a person exhibiting the appropriate expression of anger?

Physical restraints are sometimes a necessary intervention for clients.This is based on which premise?

On an inpatient psychiatric unit,a restrained 16-year-old client continues to lash out verbally and threatens to abuse staff and kill self when released.Per JCAHO standards,when does the nurse expect the physician or LIP to renew the client's restraint order?

A client is served divorce papers while on the inpatient psychiatric unit.When the nurse tells the client that the unit telephone cannot be used after hours,the client raises his fists,swears,and spits at the nurse.Which negative coping mechanism is the client exhibiting?

What is likely to happen if anger is communicated passive-aggressively or aggressively?

A nurse notices a client clenching fists periodically and pacing the hallway.Which nursing interventions should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

The client states,"I get into trouble because I respond violently without thinking.That usually gets me into a mess." Which nursing reply is most therapeutic?