The nurse learns the patient has a plan to kill as many people as possible by stabbing or shooting them. Which intervention by the nurse is most important?

Stand between the patient and the door when assessing the patient. The most important intervention by the nurse caring for a patient with the plan to harm others is to ensure one’s own safety by standing between the patient and the door. Once the nurse is positioned safely, the nurse can ask the patient about access to firearms or a knife and if the patient has ever harmed other people or himself. Security personnel should be called to the room to search the patient for weapons.

The nurse learns the patient has a plan to kill as many people as...

Category: Safety and Infection Control
Difficulty: 5

Topics: Crisis Management Delegation, Prioritization and Leadership Cognition Communication & Documentation Mental Health Disorders

Want help? View the answer with rationale.

Additional Safety and Infection Control Questions

The nurse is assigned to a 52-year-old patient who is admitted for elective cholecystectomy. While undergoing preoperative evaluation, the patient mentions to the nurse an allergy that is not documented in the health record. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
Difficulty: 3

The nurse is preparing the patient for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan with intravenous contrast. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask the patient?

Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
Difficulty: 6

The nurse is setting up the sterile field for a sterile dressing change. A sterile gauze 4x4 falls with the corner 2 cm from the sterile field. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
Difficulty: 9

Show Calculator

Want help? View the answer with rationale.

Rationale

Additional Safety and Infection Control Questions

Nursing Careers

Nursing Degrees

NCLEX