MEDizzy - An nurse in an emergency department is admitting an agitated

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An nurse in an emergency department is admitting an agitated young adult who tried to jump from a bridge after taking a hallucinogenic drug at a party. What should be the nurse’s initial action?

ExplanationHallucinogenic drugs alter perception; the client should not be left unattended. There are no reversal agents for hallucinogenic drugs. Medications can be administered to decrease agitation. Inpatient treatment may be prescribed, but this is not the initial action. Though agitated, there isn’t evidence of violence against others, but the potential exists.