A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports, “I'm coughing because I have that cold that everyone has been getting.”

The nurse should identify that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?

A client is diagnosed with cancer and is told that surgery followed by chemotherapy will be necessary. The client states to the nurse, "l have read a lot about complementary therapies. Do you think I should try any?" The nurse should respond by making which appropriate statement?
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A patient experiences an episode of severe anxiety. Of these medications in the patient's medical record. which is most appropriate to administer as an as-needed (PRN) anxiolytic medication?
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A patient who is experiencing moderate anxiety says, "l feel undone." An appropriate response for the registered nurse who needs clarification would be:
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Which individual with a mental illness may need emergency involuntary hospitalization for mental illness?
The individual who:

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A nurse is communicating with a client who was just admited for treatment of a substance use disorder. Which of the following communication techniques should the nurse identify as a barrier to therapeutic communication?
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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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Which technique will best communicate to a patient that the registered nurse is interested in listening?

A patient cries as the nurse explores the patient's relationship with a deceased parent. The patient says, “I shouldn't be crying like this, it happened a long time ago.” Which responses by the nurse will facilitate communication? Select all that apply.
Select one or more:

The nurse provides care for a client with anorexia nervosa. The nurse knows which statements aretrue regarding anorexia nervosa?

Which best describes a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?