Posted: November 28th, 2017

 One morning a female client on the inpatient psychiatric service complains to nurse Hazel that she has been waiting for over an hour for someone to accompany her to activities. Nurse Hazel replies to the client “We’re doing the best we can. There are a lot of other people in the unit who needs attention too.” This statement shows that the nurse’s use of:

 One morning a female client on the inpatient psychiatric service complains to nurse Hazel that she has been waiting for over an hour for someone to accompany her to activities. Nurse Hazel replies to the client “We’re doing the best we can. There are a lot of other people in the unit who needs attention too.” This statement shows that the nurse’s use of:

A. Defensive behavior
B. Reality reinforcement
C. Limit-setting behavior
D. Impulse control