A nurse in a mental health unit is caring for a client whose plan of care includes learning work-related skills. Which of the following members of the interprofessional team is appropriate for this client?

During the working phase of the nursing relationship, the nurse and client work together to achieve the client's goals. What is the primary focus of this phase?

A nurse is interviewing a client who is contemplating a behavior change. According to the processes of Motivational Interviewing, which of the following client behaviors indicates that the nurse has successfully engaged with the client?

Which of the following is a strategy to reduce nursing burnout?

A nurse asks a client if they prefer to attend the morning or afternoon group therapy session. The nurse should identify that this as an example of which of the following ethical principles?

Which of the following describes a team of mental health LPNs and RNs who work together to provide client care?

A nurse in a mental health unit is discussing restraints and seclusion with a group of newly hired nurses. At which of the following times should a nurse discuss the restraint and seclusion policy with a client?

A nurse is discussing psychiatric advance directives (PAD) with a client. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is working to build rapport and trust with new clients. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is refusing to attend group therapy. The client states, "I don't know why you think I need therapy. I am fine without it." Which of the following responses by the nurse indicates a therapeutic response?

A supervisor observes inconsistency in the psychiatric-mental health nurse's behavior toward a patient; the nurse is unreasonably concerned, overly kind, or irrationally hostile. The most appropriate explanation is that the nurse is displaying: