When a 5-year-old diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)bounces out of a chair and runs over and slaps another child,what is the nurse's best action?
A) Instruct the parents to take the aggressive child home.
B) Direct the aggressive child to stop immediately.
C) Call for emergency assistance from other staff.
D) Take the aggressive child to another room.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

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

When a 5-Year-Old Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)bounces