A patient demonstrating behaviors associated with acute mania has exhausted the staff by noon. Staff members are feeling defensive and fatigued. Which action will the staff take initially?
A) Confer with the health care provider to consider use of seclusion for this patient.
B) Hold a staff meeting to discuss consistency and limit-setting approaches.
C) Conduct a meeting with all staff and patients to discuss the behavior.
D) Explain to the patient that the behavior is unacceptable.

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When staff members are exhausted, the patient has succeeded in keeping the environment unsettled and avoided outside controls on behavior. Staff meetings can help minimize staff splitting and feelings of anger, helplessness, confusion, and frustration.

A Patient Demonstrating Behaviors Associated with Acute Mania Has Exhausted