An adolescent in a residential program threatens to throw a pool ball at another adolescent. Which comment by the nurse would set limits?

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Setting limits uses clear, sharp statements about which behavior is not allowed and guidance for performing a behavior that is expected. The distracters represent a threat, use of restructuring (which would be inappropriate in this instance), and a direct appeal to the child's developing self-control that may be ineffective.

An Adolescent in a Residential Program Threatens to Throw a Pool