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?

Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at highest risk for completing suicide?

A patient's care plan includes monitoring for auditory hallucinations. Which assessment findings suggest the patient may be hallucinating?

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 principle should guide the nurse in determining the extent of silence to use during patient interview sessions?

A nurse cares for a patient experiencing an opioid overdose. Which focused assessment has the highest priority?

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?

An older adult patient takes multiple medications daily. Over 2 days, the patient developed confusion, slurred speech, an unsteady galt, and fluctuating levels of orientation. These findings are most characteristics of

Which technique will best communicate to a patient that the nurse is interested in listening?

Documentation in a patient's chart shows. "Throughout a 5-minute interaction, patient fidgeted and tapped their left foot, periodically covered their face with their hands, and looked under chair while stating, 1 enjoy spending time with you." Which analysis is most accurate?

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