The nurse is assessing the status of a post-operative client in the PACU. The nurse should be most concerned with which assessment finding?

A client who is agitated and assaultive and unable to be verbally de-escalated is on the inpatient unit. The doctor ordered medications for the nurse to administer to the client. Which medication would the nurse question?

The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia, who has been prescribed Haloperidol for the past year. On assessment, the nurse notices that the client is demonstrating bizarre facial and tongue movements. What is the priority nursing intervention?

The nurse is caring for a client who lost the ability to use their arm. All tests have ruled out any medical diagnosis. The nurse understands that the loss of use of the arm is a symptom of:

A 16-year-old client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder experiences command hallucinations to harm others. The client's parents ask a nurse, "Where do the voices come from?" Which is the appropriate nursing response?

The nurse is working with a client diagnosed with Somatic Symptom Disorder. What predominant symptoms should the nurse expect to assess?

Which of the following will the nurse use when communicating with a client who has a cognitive disorder?

The client hears the word "match." The client replies, "A match. I like matches. They are the light of the world. God will light the world. Let your light shine." Which communication pattern does the nurse identify?

A client tells the nurse, "I feel bad because my mother does not want me to return home after I leave the hospital." Which nursing response is therapeutic?

The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with dissociative fugue. Which behaviors would the nurse expect to see with this client?

A client who has schizophrenia is talking to the nurse and states, "Do you hear that? I am scared. The voices are telling me to do horrible things which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?