A patient has been admitted to an acute care psychiatric uni…
A patient has been admitted to an acute care psychiatric unit, with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, Mania. The patient is agitated, pacing, irritable, talking rapidly, resisting oral medication, asking to leave the unit to launch a new business. The patient has taken the prescribed medications after three approaches by the nurse. The behaviors have been present for the past 3 hours. What nursing interventions are appropriate with this patient? (Select all that apply.)
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