In the waiting room a 5-year-old child diagnosed with ADHD bounces out of a chair, runs over to another child, and slaps the other child. What is the nurse's best action?

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The nurse should manage the milieu with structure and limit-setting. Removing the aggressive child to another waiting area is an appropriate consequence for the aggressiveness. Directing the child to stop will not be effective. This is not an emergency situation. Intervention is needed rather than sending the child away.

In the Waiting Room a 5-Year-Old Child Diagnosed with ADHD