A patient diagnosed with alcoholism says. "Drinking helps me cope with being a single parent." Which therapeutic response by the nurse would help the patient conceptualize the drinking objectively?

In a team meeting a nurse says. "I'm concerned about whether we are behaving ethically by using restraints to prevent one patient from self-mutilation, while the care plan for another self-mutilating patient requires one-on-one supervision." Which ethical principle most clearly applies to this situation?

Which assessment finding would the nurse expect to see in a patient experiencing delirium? (Select all that apply)

An outpatient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa has begun refeeding. Between the first and second appointments (one week between first and second appointment), the patient gained B pounds. The nurse should

Which measure would be considered a form of primary prevention for suicide?

A patient experiences a sudden episode of severe anxiety. Which medication would be the expected drug to be given to help with the sudden episode of severe anxiety?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. The nurse should make which of the following client goals the priority?

The feeling experienced by a patient that should be assessed by the nurse as most predictive of elevated suicide risk is

Which action by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy?

A patient discloses several concerns and associated feelings. If the nurse wants to seek clarification, which comment would be appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for valproate. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client al t about the use of this medication?

A nurse is conducting a group therapy session for several clients. The group is laughing at a joke one of the clients told, when a client who is schizophrenic jumps up and runs out of the room yelling. "You are all making fun of me!" The nurse should identify this behavior as which of the following characteristics of schizophrenia?

An adult outpatient diagnosed with major depressive disorder has a history of several suicide attempts by overdose. Given this patient's history and diagnosis, which antidepressant medication would the nurse expect to be prescribed to this patient?

A patient in alcohol rehabilitation reveals to the nurse. "I feel terrible guilt for sexually abusing my 6-year-old before I was admitted." Select the nurse's most important action.

A health care provider considers which antipsychotic medication to prescribe for a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia who has auditory hallucinations and poor social function. The patient is also overweight and hypertensive. Which drug should the nurse advocate?

What assessment findings mark the prodromal stage of schizophrenia?

Which scenario demonstrates a dissociative fugue?

A nurse can anticipate teaching a patient to expect anticholinergic side effects such as dry mouth, blurred vision, mydriasis, constipation, and urinary retention when they are prescribed which medication?

The nurse expects which medication to be prescribed to maintain abstinence to a patient with an addiction to either alcohol or opioids?

What is the nurse's priority focused assessment for side effects in a child taking methylphenidate (Ritalin) for ADHD?

Which statement shows a nurse has empathy for a patient who made a suicide attempt?

A nurse is caring for a client who has severe manifestations of schizophrenia and is medicated as needed for agitation with haloperidol. The nurse should assess the client for which of the following adverse effects?

When a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia was discharged 6 months ago, haloperidol was prescribed. The patient now says, "I stopped taking those pills. They made me feel like a robot." What are common side effects the nurse should validate with the patient?

An elderly patient is admitted with delirium secondary to a urinary tract infection. "The family asks whether the patient will recover?" What would be the nurses' best answer?