After establishing a no-harm contract with the client, the nurse should:

A young man with malaria spikes a temperature of 105 F (40.5°C) and begins to hallucinate. How should the nurse assess this?

A client frequently wanders around the unit, and the staff frequently needs to reorient the client to the environment and remind her not to walk into the rooms of other clients on the unit. Due to short staffing the decision is made to use a restraint device to prevent this from occurring. This action may constitute

What is the primary therapeutic use of Prozac?

Which client exhibits signs and symptoms of delirium and not dementia or depression?

A 14-year-old survivor of a school shooting screams and dives under a table when firecrackers go off. What does this behavior represent?

What should the nurse preparing a patient for a scheduled appointment for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remind the patient to do?

For the past 3 weeks, the nurse has observed a patient interacting with staff and other patients, helping decorate the dining room for a party, and leading th singing in the activity room. Today, the patient tearfully refuses to dress or get out of bed. The nurse recognizes these behaviors as evidence of which psychiatric disorder?

When practicing therapeutic communication with a client, the nurse demonstrates which of the following listening skills?

Which are facts about suicide? (Select all that apply.)

An adult female whose fiancé recently called off the wedding attempts suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping medication. Immediately after taking the medication, she calls friends and family to tell them what she has done. Her friends and family activate the emergency response system, and she is taken the emergency department and is admitted to a mental health facility for monitoring. She is exhibiting signs and symptoms most evident of which suicide motivational category?