An inappropriately dressed patient has not slept for 3 days while making excessive,expensive long-distance phone calls.When the patient can be heard singing loudly in the examining room,the nurse makes initial plans to focus on:

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Patients with mania frequently ignore their basic physiologic needs,as evidenced by not sleeping for 3 days,thus making these assessments the priority.Limits,although appropriate to consider,are not the priority.The manic state precludes a thorough assessment initially.Suicide assessment is not a priority at this time but reckless behavior could result in personal injury.

An Inappropriately Dressed Patient Has Not Slept for 3 Days