Title: Unit 6 Case Scenario
Course: Fundamentals of Behavioral Health (70 Hours with MOAB) > Section: Unit 6: Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB)

Unit 6: Critical Thinking Mini-Case Study

You have been assigned to a patient who you were told during shift report “he has been acting strangely.” You were told that he has made threatening statements to other staff during the previous shift. You will need to provide care for this patient.

Mini- Case Study Questions:

1.  How would you approach this patient? Would you approach the patient and enter the room alone?  Explain.

2.  How close would you get to the patient?  Would you sit down next to the patient? Would you stand next to the patient?  Explain.

3.  If you stand near the patient, how would you stand?

4.  What would you say to the patient to try to keep him calm?

5.  What actions will you take to keep yourself calm?