A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client prescribed diazepam. Which client statement would indicate that the client teaching was effective? "

A client is noted to be pacing on the unit with their hands clenched and mumbling curses. The nurse knows that the initial approach to this client would be to:

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client prescribed diazepam. Which client statement would indicate that the client teaching was effective? "

A new nurse orientee asks why a client admitted to the psychiatric unit is placed in seclusion. The nurse precepting the new nurse explains that which of the following is a benefit of seclusion?

The nurse understands that which medication has been used with some success in clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa along with depression?

The nurse is assessing an alert and independent older client for the risk of malnutrition. What item is most appropriate to assess?

What should be the priority nursing action during the orientation (introductory) phase of the nurse-client relationship?

A nurse is caring for a schizophrenic client who is exhibiting delusional thinking, visual hallucinations, suicidal ideations, and periods of depression. The nurse would recognize that the client is displaying which category of schizophrenia?

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder is prescribed haloperidol 50 mg oral BID, benztropine 1 mg oral prn, and zolpidem 10 mg oral hs. Which client behavior would warrant the nurse to administer benztropine?

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder states, "My psychiatrist is out to get me. I'm sad that the voice is telling me to stop the psychiatrist." What symptom is the client exhibiting, and what is the nurse's legal responsibility related to this symptom?

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder is prescribed clozapine. Which symptoms, related to the side effects of this medication, should prompt a nurse to intervene immediately?