Which actions violate the civil rights of a psychiatric patient?
A) The nurse performs mouth checks after overhearing a patient say, "I've been spitting out my medication."
B) The nurse begins suicide precautions before a patient is assessed by the health care provider.
C) The nurse opens and reads a letter a patient left at the nurse's station to be mailed.
D) The nurse places a patient's expensive watch in the hospital business office safe.
E) The nurse restrains a patient who uses profanity when speaking to the nurse.
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