A tearful, anxious patient at the outpatient clinic reports, 'I should be dead.' The initial task of the nurse conducting the assessment interview is to:

A tearful, anxious patient at the outpatient clinic reports, 'I should be dead.' The initial task of the nurse conducting the assessment interview is to:

A patient is pacing the hall... An appropriate initial intervention would be to say:

The staff development coordinator plans to teach physical management techniques... Which topic to emphasize?

An emergency code was called after a patient pulled a knife... Justification for seclusion was:

A patient loudly scolded nursing staff... Which intervention would best address this problem?