A patient experiencing acute mania undresses in the group room and dances. The nurse's first intervention would be to:
A) quietly ask the patient, "Why don't you put on your clothes?"
B) firmly tell the patient, "Stop dancing, and put on your clothing."
C) put a blanket around the patient, and walk with the patient to a quiet room.
D) allow the patient stay in the group room. Move the other patients to a different area.

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Patients must be protected from the embarrassing consequences of their poor judgment whenever possible. Protecting the patient from public exposure by matter-of-factly covering the patient and removing him or her from the area with a sufficient number of staff members to avoid argument and provide control is an effective approach.

A Patient Experiencing Acute Mania Undresses in the Group Room