You are caring for a patient who has been displaying aggressive behavior. You observe that his behavior seems to be escalating. Which intervention by the nurse would be least helpful to this patient?

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Initiating confinement measures would be least helpful to this patient. The patient is moving toward loss of control. During this phase the nurse want to take control, maintain a safe distance, acknowledge the patient's behavior, move the patient to a quiet area and medicate if necessary. Initiating confinement would be appropriate during the crisis period.

You Are Caring for a Patient Who Has Been Displaying