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NURSING CARE PLAN FOR AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR
Nursing Diagnosis
➤Risk for Other-Directed Violence
At risk for behaviors in which an individual demonstrates that he/she can be
physically, emotionally, and/or sexually harmful to others.RISKFACTORS
- Actual or potential physical acting out
of violence - Destruction of property
- Homicidal or suicidal ideation
- Physical danger to self or others
- History of assaultive behavior or
arrests - Neurologic illness
- Disordered thoughts
- Agitation or restlessness
- Lack of impulse control
- Delusions, hallucinations, or other
psychotic symptoms - Personality disorder or other psychi-
atric symptoms - Manic behavior
- Conduct disorder
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Substance use
EXPECTEDOUTCOMES
Immediate
The client will:- Not harm others or destroy property
- Be free of self-inflicted harm
- Decrease acting out behavior
- Experience decreased restlessness
or agitation - Experience decreased fear, anxiety,
or hostility
Stabilization
The client will: - Demonstrate the ability to exercise
internal control over his or her
behavior - Be free of psychotic behavior
- Identify ways to deal with tension
and aggressive feelings in a non-
destructive manner - Express feelings of anxiety, fear,
anger, or hostility verbally or in a
nondestructive manner - Verbalize an understanding of aggres-
sive behavior, associated disorder(s),
and medications, if any
Community
The client will: - Participate in therapy for underlying
or associated psychiatric problems - Demonstrate internal control of
behavior when confronted with stress
or stressful life events
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