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    HESI RN Exit Exam IV Proctored Exam

    A client is admitted with bipolar disorder, manic psychosis. The client is placed in seclusion after unsuccessful attempts by staff at deescalating the client during a sudden mood swing from laughter to jumping and screaming threats while waving a plastic dinner knife. The client is given haloperidol 5 mg IM STAT prior to seclusion. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement immediately after seclusion?