The nurse is caring for a client who has anger management issues and starts to explore a career as a professional wrestler. This is an example of which defense mechanism?

The nurse is assessing an alert and independent older client for the risk of malnutrition. What item is most appropriate to assess?

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?

During a client intake assessment, the nurse asks both physiological and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, "I'm here for my heart, not my head problems." What is the nurse's best response?

The nurse observes dental deterioration when assessing a client diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa. Which best explains this assessment finding

What is the mental health nurse's purpose for providing feedback to a client on a psychiatric unit who is verbalizing concerns about stressors? To:

A client is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. When asked about the previous evening, the client describes a wonderful evening spent on a cruise. Which symptom is the client exhibiting?

An aging client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder takes an antipsychotic and a beta-adrenergic blocking agent for hypertension. Understanding the combined side effects of these drugs, which statement by a nurse is most appropriate?

A client has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Which medication would the nurse expect the physician to order for this client's cognitive impairment?

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 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia says to the student nurse, "The mazurkas are coming. The mazurkas are coming." The client's use of the word "mazurka" is most likely a/an