A patient experiences a sudden episode of severe anxiety. Which medication would be the expected drug to be given to help with the sudden episode of severe anxiety?

An adult patient assaulted another patient and was then restrained. One hour later, which statement by the restrained patient requires the nurse's immediate attention?

Which action by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy?

A patient diagnosed with alcoholism says. "Drinking helps me cope with being a single parent." Which therapeutic response by the nurse would help the patient conceptualize the drinking objectively?

Which scenario demonstrates a dissociative fugue?

A health teaching plan for a patient taking lithium should include instructions to

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has received fluphenazine decanoate twice a month for 3 years. The clinic nurse's notes that the patient grimaces and is constantly smacking his lips. The patient's neck and shoulders twist in a slow, snakelike motion. Which problem would the nurse suspect?

A patient in alcohol rehabilitation reveals to the nurse. "I feel terrible guilt for sexually abusing my 6-year-old before I was admitted." Select the nurse's most important action.

A patient with acute depression states, "God is punishing me for my past sins." What is the nurse's most therapeutic response?

When assessing a patient's plan for suicide, what aspect has priority?

A nurse assesses a patient who reports a 3-week history of depression and periods of uncontrolled crying. The patient says. "My business is bankrupt and was served with divorce papers." Which subsequent statement by the patient alerts the nurse to a covert suicidal message?