A nurse is caring for a patient who has come into the clinic insisting on seeing a psychiatric nurse practitioner immediately because the patient is in crisis.In order to prevent a possible catastrophic reaction,the nurse will:

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Because it is much less dangerous to prevent a crisis than to respond to one,every effort should be made to carefully monitor patients who are at risk for violent behavior and intervene at the first possible sign of increasing agitation.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Come