The mental health team working with a homeless client with chronic schizophrenia establishes the treatment goal of, "Improvement in avolition prior to discharge." Which behavior demonstrates achievement of this goal to the nurse?

A client with a history of anxiety and depression presents to the emergency department with a headache, nausea, and vomiting. The client's vital signs are temperature 100.9° F (38.3° C), heart rate 115 beats/minute, respirations 21 breaths/minute, and blood pressure 216/108 mmHg. When reviewing the client's medications, which information is of most concern to the nurse?

The nurse is admitting a client who has not slept in three days to the inpatient care facility. The client has pressured speech and describes an increase in sexual promiscuity. Which problem should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

An employee with a history of hypertension, visits the employee clinic weekly for blood pressure checks. During the assessment the client reports being upset with coworkers and would like to shoot them. Which action should the nurse take first?

When a male client is asked about his reason for coming to the mental health clinic he replies, "It all started because I work in a hostile work environment. My boss would not let me go to a religious service, so I went to human resources, and they didn't want to do anything. It has been a really difficult time for me." Which response should the nurse provide?

A client with depression is not attentive to personal hygiene, uses television watching as a means of escape from responsibilities, and describes an inability to enjoy the things that once gave them pleasure. Which coping strategy should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which goal has the highest priority for an adolescent client who is hospitalized for weight loss related to anorexia nervosa?

A client with a history of schizophrenia is admitted to the psychiatric care unit for aggressive behavior, auditory hallucinations, and potential for self-harm. The client has not been taking medications as prescribed and insists that the food has been poisoned and refuses to eat. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A male client is attending an after-school, adolescent group session because he frequently loses his temper, argues with his teachers, and refuses to comply with classroom rules. During the group session, the adolescent repeatedly blames others regardless of the situation. To help modify the adolescent's behavior, which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse is preparing the physical environment to interview a new client for admission to the mental health unit. Which environmental setting facilitates the best outcome of the interview?

A female high school teacher, who was a child of alcoholic parents, seeks counseling at the community health clinic because of depression over a student who was killed by a drunk driver. After several weeks of counseling, which client behavior is the best indicator that the client is coping well with the anxiety related to the student's death?