A nurse is administering an antidepressant medication to a client. The nurse should understand that which of the following is the major difference between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)?

A nurse in an acute care facility is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, "Walk tall broom short dog bell" The nurse should document the client's speech as which of the following speech patterns?

A nurse on a mental health unit is leading a group therapy session for a group of clients. Which of the following statements should the nurse expect from a client who has an anxiety disorder?

A nurse is preparing to teach a client who has major depressive disorder and is scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is teaching the guardian of a school-age child who has autism spectrum disorder about a new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following statements by the guardian demonstrates an understanding of the teaching?

A charge nurse is planning an in-service for newly licensed nurses on tort law in mental health care. Which of the following scenarios should the charge nurse provide as an example of an unintentional tort?

A nurse in an urgent-care clinic is caring for a school-age child who has several visible bruises. The child's parent states, "My partner got fired today and came home angry. I don't think this will happen again." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a group of clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse recommend a referral for assertive community treatment (ACT)?

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a newly admitted client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is aggressive toward other clients and has been placed in wrist restraints. After obtaining a prescription for restraints from the provider, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is discussing discipline techniques with the parent of a pre-schooler. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of time-out as a form of discipline?

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has panic disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who tells the nurse about their intentions to harm an ex-partner. Which of the following actions is a legal duty of the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of suicide attempts. Which of the following findings places the client at risk for another suicide attempt? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe to the client as a first-line treatment?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a newly admitted client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for this condition?

A nurse on a mental health unit is planning a group therapy session about assertiveness training. For which of the following clients should the nurse recommend the training?

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to an inpatient eating disorder unit. Exhibits Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. The nurse anticipates that the client might have dropdownevidenced by the client'sdropdown

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to an inpatient eating disorder unit. Exhibits For each potential provider's assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process. Note: Each category must have at least 1 response option selected.

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to an inpatient eating disorder unit. Exhibits Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in each blank in the following sentence. The nurse should first address the client's dropdownbydropdown

The nurse continues to care for the client Exhibits The nurse is planning care for the client. Which of the following parameters should the nurse plan to monitor throughout the client's stay? Select all that apply.

The nurse continues to care for the client Exhibits The nurse is discussing the plan of care with the client. Select the 3 statements the nurse should make.