Regarding the environment, it is important for the nurse to be aware of lighting for some clients. Clients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia may be bothered by lights that are flickering because this may trigger.

In the psychiatric unit bright colors in the environment of the client are often:

The four classes of psychotherapeutic medications include antianxiety agents, antidepressants, antimanics, and

Which qualities must be communicated to a client for the establishment of a therapeutic relationship? Select all that apply.

Showing empathy toward a client is an effective tool in establishing rapport. Which statement is the best example of an empathetic response?

A client is on Clozaril (Clozapine). The nurse is aware that frequent blood work is essential during the first 6 months of treatment to monitor for the presence of what?

The nurse is administering medications to a client with a diagnosis of a mental illness with a mood disorder. The nurse would expect to see which medications were ordered for this client. (Select all that apply)

During the night shift, several staff members are being loud at the nurses' station of an inpatient mental health unit. A nurse asks them to hold down the noise." The nurse has asked this of the staff most likely because she knows that excessive noise

The nurse who is caring for a client begins to have very protective feelings toward the client that are interfering with the therapeutic relationship between the nurse, the client, and the client's family. This is an example of a problem that is encountered in some therapeutic relationships and is known as:

A female client tells the care provider that she feels very angry about her recent divorce.

Which is the care provider's best response?

Barriers to therapeutic communication include probing, giving advice and