A client with schizophrenia has received standard antipsychotics for a year. His hallucinations are less intrusive, but the client remains apathetic, has poverty of thought, cannot work, and is socially isolated.

To address these symptoms, the nurse might expect the psychiatrist to prescribe which medication?

What are the possible physiological changes in the brain of a client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease? (Select all that apply)

A client is admitted to the emergency department after using ecstasy. The nurse identifies this drug as belonging to what class?

When assessing a client immediately following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the nurse expects what side effect in a client?

The client is experiencing a manic episode. Which of the following activities will be included in the plan of care?

The nurse is building a discharge teaching plan with a client diagnosed with substance use disorder. Which of the following relapse prevention strategies will be included in the teaching? (Select all that apply)

An adolescent tells the school nurse, "My friend threatened to take an overdose of pills." The nurse talks to the friend who verbalized the suicide threat. What is the most critical question for the nurse to ask?

The nurse is admitting a client with a dual diagnosis of major depressive disorder and alcohol abuse. What is the primary intervention?

A client is admitted to the hospital for alcohol intoxication. The family reports that he is a heavy drinker and has been admitted several times for alcohol detoxification. When can the nurse expect to observe the first symptoms of withdrawal?

A nurse suspects the client is experiencing delirium. Which of the following assessment findings would support the nurse's suspicion?

Which of the following is the most therapeutic response by the nurse when a client states, "I no longer need my medication since I do not hear voices"?