
An intramuscular dose of antipsychotic medication needs to be administered to a patient who is becoming increasingly more aggressive and refused to leave the day room. The nurse should enter the day room
A) and say, "Would you like to come to your room and take some medication your health care provider prescribed for you?"
B) accompanied by three staff members and say, "Please come to your room so I can give you some medication that will help you regain control."
C) and place the patient in a basket-hold and then say, "I am going to take you to your room to give you an injection of medication to calm you."
D) accompanied by a male security guard and tell the patient, "Come to your room willingly so I can give you this medication, or the guard and I will take you there."
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