Multiple Choice
A newly admitted client is experiencing a manic episode of bipolar I disorder and presents as very agitated.The nurse should assign which priority nursing diagnosis to this client?
A) Ineffective individual coping R/T hospitalization AEB alcohol abuse
B) Altered nutrition: less than body requirements R/T mania AEB 10-pound weight loss
C) Risk for violence: directed toward others R/T agitation and hyperactivity
D) Sleep pattern disturbance R/T flight of ideas AEB sleeps 1 to 2 hours per night
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