What would the most appropriate action for the nurse to take if a client on the psychiatric unit is in an uncontrolled rage and is threatening other clients and staff? 

Call security for assistance and prepare to sedate the client. -if the client is a threat to the staff and to other clients the nurse should call for help and prepare to administer a medication such as haldol to sedate him. telling the client to calm down and ask him if he would like to play cards is incorrect because simply telling the client to calm down will not work. telling the client that if he continues his behavior he will be punished is incorrect because telling the client that if he continues he will be punished is a threat and may further anger him. leaving the client alone until he calms down is incorrect because if the client is left alone he might harm himself.