reply to this post You are running an activity group where the patients are painting pictures of the happiest day of their lives. A patient becomes

Question Answered step-by-step reply to this post You are running an activity group where the patientsare painting pictures of the happiest day of their lives. A patient becomes agitated that they cannot think of a happy day and starts throwing the paintbrushes across the room, yelling and screaming. What do you do? First, it would be important to quickly de-escalate the situation by gaining the attention of the client and using distraction or relaxation techniques to stop the undesired behaviors (Boyd & Luebbert, p. 119, 2020). Once the client is calmed down and is no longer throwing brushes and yelling, to restore positive milieu I would eliminate the possible stressor that precipitated the event. The client stated that they couldn’t think of a happy day, so instruct them to paint a different picture. Using positive reinforcement for the calming techniques and when desired behaviors are seen could help prevent an episode like this in the future. Health Science Science Nursing NUR 3150 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)