The nurse used the term “labile” in describing a client’s mood and behavior. What does this term indicate?

A nurse is admitting a client to the psychiatrist unit after attacking a neighbor. The nurse should know that the client can be kept in the hospital after the 72 hours hold is over when which of the following conditions is met?

A nurse Is preparing to administer clozapine 300 mg PO daily to a client who has schizophrenia. The amount available is clozapine 200 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

(Write the number only, do not include the label. Record the answer to the nearest tenth, or one decimal place. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Clients are provided opportunities to attend Friday night movie night and tokens for the concession area when they have achieved attending and participating in five focused therapeutic group sessions. The nurse understands this is which form of therapy?

Which of the following should a nurse utilize to assist in preventing liability from occurring? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is working with a client who used a condescending tone of voice in the conversation. Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?

Which of the following are included in Johada’s indicators of mental health? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse manager is providing staff education about working with a client with a history of anger and aggression. Which of the following information should the nurse manager include in the teaching? (Select all that apply).

While working with a client in crisis, the nurse understands which of the following interventions would be a priority.

A county in Florida was just devastated by a major hurricane. Community mental health nurses have been sent to the area to provide intervention. What type of prevention strategy is this?

In a treatment team planning meeting, a nurse states her concern about whether staff are behaving ethically in using restraints to prevent one client from engaging in self-mutilating behavior while for another self-mutilation client, the care plan calls for one-on-one suspension. Which ethical principle governs this situation?