A Patient Demonstrating Behaviors Associated with Acute Mania Has Exhausted

A patient demonstrating behaviors associated with acute mania has exhausted the staff by noon. Staff members are feeling defensive and fatigued. Which action will the staff take initially?

A) Confer with the health care provider to consider use of seclusion for this patient.
B) Hold a staff meeting to discuss consistency and limit-setting approaches.
C) Conduct a meeting with all staff and patients to discuss the behavior.
D) Explain to the patient that the behavior is unacceptable.

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