During the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship, which of the following will occur?

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 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)

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

The nurse states, “I will stay with you until you go for your electro compulsive therapy (ECT) treatment.” Which of the following therapeutic communication techniques is being demonstrated?

A female client asks about her male nurse's girlfriend and social activities. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?

During the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship, which of the following will occur?

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?

client recently lost his job. When walking home, the client takes a rock and throws it into a car windshield. The nurse understands me client is using which defense mechanism.

A nurse is leading a family therapy session for a mother, father, and two adolescent siblings. Which of the following statements should the nurse recognize as an example of manipulating?