CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION You are working on a substance abuse unit. When you walk on the unit, you see a patient named Brad chatting with a number of nursing staff. He is telling funny anecdotes about celebrities, and many of the nurses seem to be enjoying themselves. Brad is quite handsome and charming. After this occurrence, Brad asks one of the nurses for a special privilege to take a walk off the unit. How would you advise this nurse to handle this request? When the nurse denies the patient's request, he quickly changes from charming to cruel as he insults the nurse and then knocks over a lamp. How should the staff respond?

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You are working on a substance abuse unit. When you walk on the unit, you see a patient named Brad chatting with a number of nursing staff. He is telling funny anecdotes about celebrities, and many of the nurses seem to be enjoying themselves. Brad is quite handsome and charming. After this occurrence, Brad asks one of the nurses for a special privilege to take a walk off the unit. How would you advise this nurse to handle this request?

When the nurse denies the patient's request, he quickly changes from charming to cruel as he insults the nurse and then knocks over a lamp. How should the staff respond?
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