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A licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is caring for an older adult client on the geriatric psychiatric unit.
 
  The nurse is in a hurry and enters the client's room to provide the morning care, change his dressing, and get him dressed and walk him in the hall with assistance of one. The nurse has cared for him for days, and the client always spoke in a soft voice and was pleasant, but today the client started yelling and swinging at the nurse. Which is the best first action for the nurse to provide?
  A) Place a physical restraint and obtain an order from the physician.
  B) Get back from the client's swinging distance and speak calmly.
  C) Talk loudly because the client has problems hearing.
  D) Administer the as needed sedation.

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