Building trust is especially critical to developing a therapeutic relationship with an anxious client. Which of the following interventions contributes to this trust?

A client is having a tonic-clonic seizure. What should the nurse do first?

A 51-year-old male has been admitted to the detoxification unit with acute symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Nursing assessment is likely to reveal what?

The nurse is observing a client who is sitting alone in the day room. The client appears intently focused on the empty chair next to him. Suddenly the client begins laughing hysterically and making frantic hand gestures at the chair. When the nurse approaches the client, he looks over at the chair, whispers something unintelligible, and shakes his head. Based on this observation the nurse would assess the client's behavior as:

A client with alcoholism has just completed a residential treatment program. What can this client reasonably expect?

The nurse is aware that all the following pharmacological agents are useful in treating anxiety disorders except:

When administering an antipsychotic medication to a client diagnosed with schizophrenia, which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to include in the client's plan of care? Select all that apply.

Which of the following clients is most likely to be at risk for drug dependence and difficulties with withdrawal?

A patient's medication regimen for treatment of anxiety has been changed from a benzodiazepine to buspirone (BuSpar). The patient asks the nurse what makes this medication safer than the benzodiazepine he has taken. What is the nurse's best response?

A client with depression is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit. The nurse provides a unit orientation. While observing the client's unpacking, the nurse can expect the client to exhibit:

The client is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. Which of the following features of a benign tumor is of most concern to the nurse?