A client is agitated and pacing in the hall near the nurses' station and swearing loudly. What response is the best for the registered nurse to provide?
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A nurse uses Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to plan care for a psychotic patient. Which problem will receive higher priority? The patient who:
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Which technique will best communicate to a patient that the registered nurse is interested in listening?

Lorazepam (Ativan) is prescribed for a client experiencing severe acute anxiety. Most important teaching should include instructions to:

Group therapy is encouraged but not mandatory. on an inpatient psychiatric unit, the unit manager's policy is that clients can make a choice about whether or not to attend group therapy.

Which ethical principle does the unit manager preserve?

A single parent is experiencing feelings of inadequacy related to work and family since one teenaged child ran away 2 weeks ago. The parent seeks the help of a therapist specializing in cognitive therapy. The psychotherapist who uses cognitive therapy will treat the client by:
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A nurse is caring for several clients who are attending community-based mental health programs. Which Of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first?
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A psychiatric nurse assesses a client who commonly experiences anxiety. Which comment by this person indicates the possibility of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
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The registered nurse is preparing for the termination phase of the nurse-client relationship. The registered nurse prepares to implement which nursing task that is most appropriate and most important for this phase?
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Which nursing intervention has priority as a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa begins to gain weight after initiating therapy?
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A client is agitated and pacing in the hall near the nurses' station and swearing loudly. What response is the best for the registered nurse to provide?
Select one: