A nurse must be alert when a client is giving away possessions, getting his/her life in order, or making vague goodbyes to people. Which of the following should the nurse be concerned about?

If a silence is heard between sounds when auscultating blood pressure, it is termed a(n)

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has bipolar disorder with mania. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?

A nurse must be alert when a client is giving away possessions, getting his/her life in order, or making vague goodbyes to people. Which of the following should the nurse be concerned about?

A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder and has experienced a recent loss. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has paranoid personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse in a community clinic is speaking to a parent who expresses concern for her adolescent son. Which of the following statements by the mother should indicate to the nurse that the adolescent is at risk for suicide?

A nurse is collecting data on a client and finds that Ari is always manic but has had one depressive episode in the last year. Which of the following diagnosis should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing auditory hallucinations. Which of the following responses should the nurse make first?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has schizophrenia and has been taking chlorpromazine for 8 years. The nurse notes choreiform or jerking uncontrolled movements, lip smacking, and spastic facial distortions. Which of the following conditions should the nurse document in her finding?

A nurse is preparing to administer buspirone 25 mg PO. Available is buspirone 10 mg scored tablets. How many tablets should the nurse plan to administer? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)