A client with borderline personality disorder has been admitted to the inpatient unit after being found in the client's parents' bedroom, burning the client's arm with an iron. This injury required a brief stay in the hospital's burn unit prior to transfer to your psychiatric unit. Which is the nursing care priority for this client during the first 24 hours of admission?
1) Protection from self-mutilation
2) Administration of medication
3) Assessment of family dynamics
4) Implementation of cognitive-behavioral therapy
