RN HESI Mental Health with NGN
RN HESI Mental Health with NGN ( 51 Questions)
The nurse is planning the care for a client who is hospitalized with a bipolar disorder. The client wanders the hallways, talks excessively, and makes sexual comments about the staff. Which intervention(s) should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.
Giving concise and firm directions for hygiene and dressing helps provide structure and support during periods of manic behavior.
Engaging the client in competitive activities may exacerbate manic symptoms, so it is not the best approach.
Assigning the client to a single room provides a quieter and less stimulating environment, promoting a more controlled and therapeutic setting.
Inviting the client for a walk when their energy is high allows for a structured outlet for excess energy and may help with symptom management.
Choice E rationale: Providing television programs with suspense may contribute to overstimulation and is not the best approach during manic episodes.
Providing television programs with suspense may contribute to overstimulation and is not the best approach during manic episodes.
Choice A rationale: Giving concise and firm directions for hygiene and dressing helps provide structure and support during periods of manic behavior.
Choice B rationale: Engaging the client in competitive activities may exacerbate manic symptoms, so it is not the best approach.
Choice C rationale: Assigning the client to a single room provides a quieter and less stimulating environment, promoting a more controlled and therapeutic setting. Choice D rationale: Inviting the client for a walk when their energy is high allows for a structured outlet for excess energy and may help with symptom management.
Choice E rationale: Providing television programs with suspense may contribute to overstimulation and is not the best approach during manic episodes.