During an interdisciplinary treatment team meeting, a short-term outcome is established for a client with depressive symptoms. Which SMART goal is most appropriate?

Some cultures are likely to engage in self-treatment using healing processes and may differ from Western medicine. The nurse is caring for a client who uses these healing practices. What is the best action by the nurse?

A client receiving cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is introduced to the concepts guiding the therapy. Which statement best explains automatic thoughts?

A nurse is preparing to administer lithium syrup 1800 mg PO bd Available is lithium syrup 600 mg/5 mL How many mL would the nurse administer per dose?

(Write the number only, do not include the label Record the answer as a whole number Use a leading zero if it applies Do not use a trailing zero)

In a treatment team planning meeting, a nurse states her concern about whether staff are behaving ethically in using restraints to prevent one client from engaging in self-mutilating behavior while for another self-mutilation client, the care plan calls for one-on-one suspension. Which ethical principle governs this situation?

A nurse caring for a client is preparing to access the client’s implanted medication port (Medi port). The client states, “Every time I have to have my port accessed, I get extremely anxious, and I have heart palpitations.” Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate for the assessment stage of crisis intervention?

A client was involuntarily admitted to a behavioral health facility after trying to harm himself. Which statement by the client would indicate further education is needed regarding his rights?

A nurse is working with a client with a history of panic attacks. During group therapy, the nurse notes the client begins to tap their foot, becomes mildly anxious, and is pushing away, preparing to leave the group. The nurse Instructs the client to remain seated and asks if they would like to use their journal to write down some thoughts while the group resumes. What phase of crisis care Is the nurse implementing?

The nurse demonstrates active listening by what action?

The psychiatric-mental health nurse is performing the admission assessment of a client who is being admitted for depression and anxiety. The client reports a long history of excessive alcohol use and the recent loss of her job. When the nurse asks whether she has a religious preference or affiliation, the client states. "I used to believe in God, but I do not anymore. I do not understand how God can allow terrible things to keep happening to me.' Which nursing diagnoses will the nurse include in the client’s care plan?

The primary reason a client should be included in their treatment plan, if possible, would be for which of the following purposes?