A nurse is obtaining a history from a client who has been taking olanzapine to treat schizophrenia. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client?

A nurse is obtaining a history from a client who has been taking olanzapine to treat schizophrenia. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client?

A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A charge nurse is discussing the care of a client who has a substance use disorder with a staff nurse. Which of the following statements by the staff nurse should the charge nurse identify as countertransference?

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has an alcohol use disorder. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to help prevent relapse?

A nurse is providing teaching to the partner of a client who has Alzheimer's disease and a new prescription for donepezil. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include?

A nurse working in an outpatient mental health facility is caring for a client who has anxiety and was discharged from an inpatient mental health facility one week ago.

A nurse in an outpatient mental health facility is assessing a client who has anxiety. Click to highlight the findings in the Nurses’ Notes that indicate an improvement in the client’s condition. To deselect, click on the finding again.

The client appears to be well-groomed.

The client’s current weight is 54 kg (119 lb.).

The client states they are sleeping 5 to 6 hours per night, but having an occasional nightmare.

The client verbalizes a decreased appetite and gastrointestinal discomfort.

The client states, “I feel anxious about leaving my house. I feel like everyone is staring at me and judging me.”

The client verbalizes that bullying experienced during high school has led to anxiety.

The client engages in thought-stopping behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring.

The client reports taking escitalopram 20 mg daily, 2 hours after breakfast.

A nurse is assessing a client who has a recent diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder. The client tells the nurse, "I think my blackouts are actually caused by low blood sugar." The nurse should recognize the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?

A nurse is preparing to administer 7 mg of haloperidol IM to a client who is severely agitated. Haloperidol injection of 5 mg/mL is available. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who is being aggressive toward other clients. Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?

A nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have been having trouble sleeping for the last several months." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?