Practice Question
A client has been placed in seclusion because the client has been deemed a danger to others. Which is the priority nursing intervention for this client on seclusion?
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Correct Answer:
Maintain contact with the client and assure the client that seclusion is a way to maintain safety
Rationale:
🎀Maintaining contact with the client is essential in seclusion to ensure that the client feels safe and supported.
🎀It also helps in monitoring the client's behavior and emotional state.
🎀Assuring the client that seclusion is for safety is important to help the client understand why the measure is being taken and reduce feelings of isolation or punishment.
🎀Having no contact with the client would increase feelings of abandonment and may escalate distress or aggression.
🎀Teaching relaxation techniques and providing privacy are important, but the priority in this situation is to ensure safety and provide reassurance while the client is in seclusion.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Mental Health
- Answer Choices: 4