Susan is a client newly admitted to an inpatient psychiatric…
Susan is a client newly admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The PMHNP on call at the facility plans to perform the initial intake assessment and diagnostic process. The client asks to please talk in the room because, “people make me nervous.” Susan’s room is at the end of the hallway and is the farthest from the nursing station. The PMHNP’s action should be based on awareness that the best location to do the assessment is which of the following?