During a client nurse interaction, which nursing statement may give the client false reassurance?

An order written by the physician is reviewed by the nursing staff, and no one is familiar with the treatment instructions. A nurse who is recently hired knows that this treatment is covered by the states nurse practice act.

What is the nurses’ best course of action?

Order reads: Lithium 600 mg PO BID for Bipolar. Nurse has lithium 150 mg capsules on hand. How many capsules will the nurse administer?

Enter answer as a number only.

A male client is seeking help in a mental health clinic for anger management problems. He voices that he is fearful that his wife may divorce him because of his anger problem, and he is willing to do “whatever it takes’ to control his anger. Later in the week, the client’s wife also seeks assistance because she is going to divorce her husband.

The nurse who is caring for both of these clients tries to decide the correct action to take. The nurse is experiencing:

During a client nurse interaction, which nursing statement may give the client false reassurance?

The nurse in the Emergency Department finds a woman collapsed on the floor and crying loudly. The woman’s husband was in a car accident and is being attended by the medical staff.

Which statement by the medical nurse best demonstrates acting in a culturally competent manner?

You are working on a mental health unit and have a diverse group of patients. Some of the patients are of Middle Eastern descent. These patients have communicated to you that they would like to follow the same period for praying as they did prior to admission.

What is your response?

A nurse is interacting with a client who is expressing her feelings about her child’s insensitive behavior. Which statement made by the nurse indicates the nurse is empathizing with the client?

Choose the best answer.

The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other persons frame of reference i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another person’s position:

Effexor 150 po daily for depression is ordered. On hand, the nurse has Effexor 37.5 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

Enter answer as a number only.

Linda is pacing the floor and appears extremely anxious. The daily shift nurse approaches Linda to lessen her anxiety. The most therapeutic statement by the nurse would be: