A nurse is reviewing medications for a newly admitted client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing mania.

Which of the following client prescriptions should the nurse realize is expected to reduce the client's mania?.

A nurse in an acute mental health unit is admitting a client who has bipolar disorder.

Which of the following findings supports the admitting diagnosis of acute mania?

A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder and a prescription for lithium to recognize the manifestations of toxicity.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has dependent personality disorder.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Check the 6 assessment findings that require immediate follow-up:.

A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder about lithium.

Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?.

A nurse is caring for a young adult client who has somatic symptom disorder and is being evaluated for chest pain.

The client's laboratory results are all within the expected reference ranges, the ECG is unremarkable, and the client has no identified cardiac risk factors.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and appears confused and has distortions in their thinking and speech patterns.

Which of the following is the priority nursing intervention for this client?

A nurse is caring for a young adult client who has acute schizophrenic disorder and tells the nurse, "Yesterday noon the sun moon went over the rover to see the lawnmower.”. Which of the following manifestations is the client exhibiting?

A nurse asks a client who is suicidal to make a safety contract, but the client declines.

Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as the priority?.

A nurse reviews the laboratory report for a client who is receiving lithium three times daily PO. The client's current blood lithium level is 1.8 mEq/L. The nurse identifies that this lab value indicates which of the following?.