A client is concerned that information given to the nurse remains confidential. Which is the nurse’s best response regarding confidentiality?

A nurse is admitting a client to the psychiatrist unit after attacking a neighbor. The nurse should know that the client can be kept in the hospital after the 72 hours hold is over when which of the following conditions is met?

The nurse assists the physician with electroconvulsive therapy on a client who has refused to give consent, what possible action may this cause the nurse to be charged with?

A female client asks about her male nurse's girlfriend and social activities. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?

A nurse caring for a client is preparing to access the client’s implanted medication port (Medi port). The client states, “Every time I have to have my port accessed, I get extremely anxious, and I have heart palpitations.” Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate for the assessment stage of crisis intervention?

The nurse states, “I will stay with you until you go for your electro compulsive therapy (ECT) treatment.” Which of the following therapeutic communication techniques is being demonstrated?

Which therapy focuses on the development of emotion modulation skills and distress tolerance?

A nurse is caring for a client who is having an adverse medication reaction. The client states “The nurse told me not to drink when taking the medication, but she didn’t tell me having one drink could cause a problem.” The nurse should recognize that the client is exhibiting which of the following defense mechanisms?

During the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship, which of the following will occur?

The psychiatric-mental health nurse is performing the admission assessment of a client who is being admitted for depression and anxiety. The client reports a long history of excessive alcohol use and the recent loss of her job. When the nurse asks whether she has a religious preference or affiliation, the client states. "I used to believe in God, but I do not anymore. I do not understand how God can allow terrible things to keep happening to me.' Which nursing diagnoses will the nurse include in the client’s care plan?

An experienced nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse as she interacts with a client regarding his concerns about his relationship with his partner. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse requires intervention by the experienced nurse?