A nurse is preparing to administer prednisone to a client for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following findings indicates to the nurse the treatment is effective?

Carbamazepine has a boxed warning for which adverse effect?

The nurse is observing a client who is sitting alone in the day room. The client appears intently focused on the empty chair next to him. Suddenly the client begins laughing hysterically and making frantic hand gestures at the chair. When the nurse approaches the client, he looks over at the chair, whispers something unintelligible, and shakes his head. Based on this observation the nurse would assess the client's behavior as:

The nurse is providing education via phone to a client who called stating that the newly prescribed imipramine (Tofranil) is not working as depression is still a problem. Which question is most important to ask first?

Building trust is especially critical to developing a therapeutic relationship with an anxious client. Which of the following interventions contributes to this trust?

The nurse is performing health education-related lifestyle modifications for a patient who has been newly diagnosed with hypertension. As a component of these modifications, the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan has been recommended to the patient. Which of the nurse's recommendations is most congruent with this eating plan?

A client has been diagnosed as having global aphasia. The nurse recognizes that the client will be unable to perform which action?

A nurse is assisting in preparing a presentation at a community center about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The nurse should identify which of the following groups as having the highest risk for developing this disorder?

A client with alcoholism has just completed a residential treatment program. What can this client reasonably expect?

A client enters the emergency room exhibiting tremors, agitation, and restlessness. Upon assessment, the client's blood pressure is 160/90, pulse is 110, and respirations are 22. It has been 36 hours since the client's last drink of alcohol. The nurse would suspect which conditions to be occurring?

A soldier has been back from Iraq for two weeks. He is being seen in the outpatient mental health clinic due to complaints of inability to sleep, nightmares, and flashbacks. The nurse would expect the client to be diagnosed with which of the following?