A nurse suspects the client is experiencing delirium. Which of the following assessment findings would support the nurse's suspicion?

A client is admitted to the emergency department after using ecstasy. The nurse identifies this drug as belonging to what class?

The nurse is monitoring a client who abuses alcohol for signs of alcohol withdrawal delirium. The nurse would monitor for which symptoms?

The nurse is admitting a client with a dual diagnosis of major depressive disorder and alcohol abuse. What is the primary intervention?

While conducting an admission interview with a client, the nurse suspects the client may be in alcohol withdrawal. Which screening tool can help the nurse identify the severity of withdrawal symptoms?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has bipolar disorder and will be discharged with a prescription for lithium. What information should be included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a client who has become increasingly agitated. He is pacing in the hallway and shouting at other clients. What is the priority action of the nurse?

A client on the mental health unit has disorganized type schizophrenia. The nurse observes blunted affect and social isolation. He occasionally curses or calls another client a "jerk" without provocation. The nurse asks the client how he is feeling, and he responds, "Everybody picks on me. They frobitz me."

An 80 year-old client, together with his daughter, arrived at the medical surgical unit for diagnostic confirmation and management of probable delirium. Which statement by the client's daughter best supports the diagnosis?

A nurse suspects the client is experiencing delirium. Which of the following assessment findings would support the nurse's suspicion?

A newly admitted client has a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Based on this diagnosis, the nurse would expect to find which of the following symptoms?