A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is laughing and giddy one minute and seconds later is angry and sarcastic.How should the nurse document the patient's mood?

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The patient's mood is rapidly changing from happy to angry, indicating a labile mood. Labile mood is characterized by frequent and rapid changes in mood, often without a clear stimulus or trigger. Incongruent mood does not match the situation or circumstances, inappropriate mood is not related to the situation at hand, and blunted mood is a decrease in emotional expressiveness. None of these options accurately describe the patient's behavior.

A Patient Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Is Laughing and Giddy