The nurse is reviewing an intake mental health assessment with a client who is seeking services for depression. The client reports feeling dizzy, excessively tired, experiencing headaches, and back pain. Which symptom should the nurse suspect is related to the client's feelings of depression?

Which client Information indicates the need for the nurse to use the CAGE questionnaire during the admission interview?

An older homeless client visits the psychiatric clinic to obtain a prescription renewal for alprazolam. During the health assessment, the client reports experiencing of chest pain. Which action should the nurse take first?

A young adult female visits the mental health clinic complaining of diarrhea, headache, and muscle aches. She is afebrile, denies chills, and all laboratory findings are within normal limits. During the physical assessment, the client tells the nurse that her sister thinks she is neurotic and calls her a hypochondriac. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The nurse is preparing a client for discharge after treatment for cocaine abuse. The client is taking home a prescription for a new medication to control cocaine cravings. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

A female client reports feeling hopeless and is unable to stop crying. She explains that she is worried about losing her job. Since the client's husband recently lost his job, she feels her employment is essential to the family's survival. To evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral techniques, which client outcome should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A client who experiences memory loss is diagnosed with Wernicke encephalopathy caused by alcohol addiction. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder who has self-inflicted lacerations on the abdomen. Which approach should the nurse use when changing this client's dressings?

The nurse is completing the admission assessment of an adolescent client who is underweight and admitted to a psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of depression. Which finding requires notification to the healthcare provider?

Reference Range:

Potassium (K+) [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L or 3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L]

White Blood Cell (WBC) [5000 to 10,000/mm3 or 5 to 10 x 109/L]

A young adult female client is admitted to the emergency department after being raped in a shopping center parking lot. The client expresses no suicidal ideation, but expresses feelings of self-blame for not taking precautions when going to her car. According to theorists, such as Maslow and Erikson, this client is struggling with which issue?

A client who refuses antipsychotic medications disrupts group activities, talks with nonsensical words, and wanders into client's rooms. The nurse decides that the client needs constant observation based on which of these assessment findings?