Thorazine 75 mg IM STAT ordered. Thorazine vial reads: 25 mg/mL. How many mLs will the nurse draw up?
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A nurse is caring for a young adult client who has ulcerative colitis and is scheduled for surgery to create an ileostomy. After speaking with the provider, the client says, “how will I ever be able to have a normal life after this?”

Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

Order reads Zyprexa 15 mg PO at HS for psychosis. The nurse has Zyprexa 7.5 mg tablets in med drawer. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

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While working as nurse in a hospital you notice that a co-worker has unsteady gait and slurred speech. You suspect that she may be an impaired nurse.

Which of the following will be the appropriate action to take?

The psychiatrist asks the nurse to perform a procedure that she is not familiar with and the nurse is unsure whether this is something within the scope of practice.

Where can the nurse find the answer to this question?

An example of a client who requires emergency admission to a mental hospital is one who has been diagnosed with:

While the nurse is talking with a female client, the client becomes quiet for several hours. Which is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse’s ability to use therapeutic communication effectively in the mental health setting depends on:

During a client nurse interaction, which nursing statement may give the client false reassurance?

A nurse is interacting with a client who is expressing her feelings about her child’s insensitive behavior. Which statement made by the nurse indicates the nurse is empathizing with the client?

Choose the best answer.

A female client tells the nurse that she feels very depressed about her recent divorce. Which of the following is the nurses best therapeutic response?