What is the therapeutic level range for lithium?

Patients with severe depression should be encouraged to play competitive games with other patients as a form of recreation.

A nurse is preparing to change the dressing on the lower leg of an older adult client who is in a wheelchair, and has a history of maladaptive coping skills. The client begins swearing at and verbally abusing the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse to take?

A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when developing a relationship with the client?

A nurse is assisting with the development of a community health education class about suicide prevention. Which of the following information should th nurse identify as risk factors for suicide? (Select all that apply.)

The caregiver works with suicidal clients to establish therapeutic rapport. The focused communications and concerned actions encourage suicidal persons to

A client frequently wanders around the unit, and the staff frequently needs to reorient the client to the environment and remind her not to walk into the rooms of other clients on the unit. Due to short staffing the decision is made to use a restraint device to prevent this from occurring. This action may constitute

Place a T in the answer area if you think the following statement is true; Place an F in the answer area if you think the following statement is false. (Do not type in the whole word 'true' or 'false')

Although the nurse assists in obtaining informed consent for treatment such as ECT. the physician is responsible for providing information to the patient so that they can provide informed consent.

A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit for treatment of a psychotic disorder. The client is at the locked exit door and is shouting. "Let me out! There's nothing wrong with me! I don't belong here!" The nurse identifies this behavior as which defense mechanism?

A nurse on the mental health unit is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and comes to the nurse's station at 0300 demanding to see the provider. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

Severe, prolonged depression affects a person's risk for physical illness by