A nurse is communicating with a client who was just admitted for treatment of a substance use disorder. Which of the following communication techniques should the nurse identify as a barrier to therapeutic communication?

The personality structures of id, ego and supergo were described by

When the nurse is assessing whether or not the client's ideas are logical and make sense, the nurse is examining which of the following?

A basic assumption of Freud's psychoanalytic theory is that:

A nurse in an acute mental health center is performing a physical assessment on a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse document under the integumentary system? (Select all that apply.)

During a psychosocial assessment, the nurse documents a patient's orientation as oriented X3. This means:

The nurse asks the client "What was it like for you when you first knew you had no place to go?" The client looks down and pauses for some time. What actions by the nurse is the most therapeutic?

A nurse is assisting in a group therapy meeting and is sharing a humorous story unrelated to anyone in the group. When the group laughs at the story, a client who has schizophrenia jumps up and runs out while yelling. "You are all making fun of me!" Which of the following behaviors is this client displaying?

A nurse in an urgent care clinic is caring for a client who is using loud and rapid speech, and continuously repeats, "I don't know why my wife left me." Which of the following levels of anxiety is the client experiencing?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and is agitated. The client says, "I have to go home and see my mother." The nurse replies, "You miss your mother." Which of the following therapeutic techniques is the nurse using?

A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who is suspicious of the nursing staff and other clients. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to establish a relationship with this client?