What is the legal significance of a nurse's action when a patient verbally refuses medication and the nurse gives the medication over the patient's objection? The nurse

A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client for suspected cocaine intoxication. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A patient diagnosed with alcoholism says. "Drinking helps me cope with being a single parent." Which therapeutic response by the nurse would help the patient conceptualize the drinking objectively?

An older adult diagnosed with dementia lives with family in a rural area. During the week, this adult attends a day care center while the family is at work. In the evenings, members of the family provide care. Which factor makes this adult most vulnerable to abuse?

It has been 5 days since a suicidal patient was hospitalized and prescribed an antidepressant medication. The patient is now more talkative and shows increased energy. Select the highest priority nursing intervention.

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has received fluphenazine decanoate twice a month for 3 years. The clinic nurse's notes that the patient grimaces and is constantly smacking his lips. The patient's neck and shoulders twist in a slow, snakelike motion. Which problem would the nurse suspect?

An outpatient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa has begun refeeding. Between the first and second appointments (one week between first and second appointment), the patient gained B pounds. The nurse should

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports chest pain, headache, and shortness of breath. He continues to state. "I don't know why my wife left me." The client receives a diagnosis of anxiety. The nurse realizes the client's findings support which level of anxiety?

A nurse assesses a 3-year-old diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Which finding is associated with the child disorder? The child

A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder.

Which of the following assessment findings require immediate follow- up? (Select all that apply.)

After several therapeutic encounters with a patient who recently attempted suicide, which occurrence should cause the nurse to consider the possibility of countertransference?