A client is observed pacing the hall with clenched fists and swearing at others. The nurse intervenes immediately to prevent the client from moving to which phase of the aggressing cycle?

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During escalation, the client's responses represent escalating behaviors that indicate movement toward a loss of control, including pale or flushed face, yelling, swearing, agitated, threatening, demanding, clenched fists, threatening gestures, hostility, loss of ability to solve the problem or think clearly. This phase is followed by the crisis phase. During a period of emotional and physical crisis, the client loses control. Behaviors may include loss of emotional and physical control, throwing objects, kicking, hitting, spitting, biting, scratching, shrieking, screaming, and inability to communicate clearly.

A Client Is Observed Pacing the Hall with Clenched Fists