For a client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which strategy should the nurse include in the client's plan of care to address the challenge of coping effectively with daily obsessions and compulsions?

When conducting a risk assessment for suicide, the nurse most likely identifies which client as having the greatest risk for completing suicide?

A 35-year-old client tells the nurse that they have been worried and tearful lately because of pressures at work. The client states, "My partner tells me that it's 'stress' and 'anxiety,' but doesn't everyone have that? What is anxiety anyway?" Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to provide about the nature of anxiety?

The nurse is educating a client and family regarding the effects of antipsychotic medications. Which extrapyramidal symptoms that may be caused by antipsychotic drugs will the nurse include in the education plan? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching the client with obsessive-compulsive disorder about reducing anxiety. Which would the nurse not include in teaching?

A 9-year-old client with atention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been placed on a stimulant. The nurse knows that the teaching has been effective when the client's parents make which statement?

A 9-year-old patient with atention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been prescribed a stimulant. The nurse knows that the teaching has been effective when the patient's parents make which statement?

Which intervention is appropriate for a psychiatric-mental health nurse at the basic level of practice?

Schizophrenia is most often characterized by which assessment finding?

While conducting an admission interview with a client, the nurse suspects the client may be in alcohol withdrawal. Which screening tool can help the nurse identify the severity of withdrawal symptoms?

A client has been admited to a psychiatric-mental health facility in a manic state. The client's spouse accompanies the client to the facility and informs the nurse that the client has been displaying manic symptoms for the past 2 weeks. The spouse reports that the client has not slept for the past 2 days and that the client has not eaten anything for at least 3 days. Which would be the priority for this client?