A nurse on a mental health unit is assisting with the care of a client. Exhibits The nurse is continuing to assist with the care of the client. Select the four actions the nurse should take.

A nurse is assisting with the teaching of a group of newly licensed nurses about personality disorders. Which of the following information should be included?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has paranoid personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is preparing an in-service for a group of staff members about dissociative identity disorder. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a risk factor for this disorder?

A nurse is discussing the three clusters of personality disorders. Which of the following personality disorders is part of cluster C?

A nurse is assisting in teaching a client who has been newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who frequently breaks their arms and other bones on purpose. The nurse understands that the client likely has which diagnosis?

A nurse is speaking to a group of nurses about the difference between schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia. Which of the following findings is associated with the active phase of schizoaffective disorder?

A nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with an opioid use disorder. They were a student in a local community college but were recently dismissed for failing their classes. Their previous diagnoses include anxiety, Crohn's disease, and chronic back pain due to a gymnastics injury in high school. Which of the following should the nurse identify as potential underlying reasons why the client might have started using opioids?

A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Exhibits Select the "3" findings that should indicate to the nurse the client is experiencing negative symptoms related to their schizophrenia.

A nurse is reviewing the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. Which of the following symptoms must be present for a client to be diagnosed with schizophrenia? (Select all that apply).

A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. The client states "I will just see my regular doctor at my annual checkup after I am discharged." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has somatic symptom disorder. Which of the following would be a likely comorbidity of somatic symptom disorder?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a serious mental illness and has developed tardive dyskinesia from anti-psychotic medication use. Which of the following adverse effects from anti-psychotic medication use would be expected for the client?

A nurse is interviewing a client who is experiencing negative symptoms of psychosis about their family history of schizophrenia. In which of the following phases of the nursing process should this take place?

A nurse is discussing medication used for maintaining alcohol abstinence with a client who is undergoing this type of treatment. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of their prescriptions?

A nurse in an emergency department is collecting data from a client who has a personality disorder and reports that they recently used illicit drugs. Which of the following screening tools should the nurse use to determine if the client has recently used an illicit substance?

A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have no interest in sexual activity or finding a partner. The nurse should identify that this statement is consistent with which of the following personality disorders?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports frequent social use of alcohol. The client tells the nurse that they have been reprimanded at work for being late several times after they had been out late drinking. Which of the following statements by the client might indicate that the client has developed a substance use disorder?

A nurse is preparing a presentation about alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the presentation?

A nurse is reviewing the documentation for a newly admitted client and notes the following entry, "Client verbalizes the use of coping mechanisms when experiencing stress." Which of the following can the nurse expect when interacting with this client?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client has been wearing the same clothes for the past week and appears unkempt and unbathed. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the client?

A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client. Exhibits The nurse is contributing to the plan of care for the client. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who was hospitalized with a high blood alcohol content level. The provider fears the client may go into withdrawal and require medical supervision. The client's manifestations included anxiety, tremors, BP 166/100 mm Hg, and tachypnea about 1 hr ago. Now the client begins yelling out that they are seeing spiders crawling all over the walls. They believe they are at home and begin calling for their mother. The nurse should recognize that the client is experiencing which of the following stages of alcohol withdrawal?