What is the therapeutic level range for lithium?

What is the primary reason for monitoring lithium levels every two to three days until a therapeutic level is obtained?

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 nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who has a new diagnosis of dementia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A 75-year-old man finds that he continually misplaces items he uses every day. In addition, his wife becomes annoyed when he asks the same question several times because he does not remember the answer. What advice is the most appropriate for his health care provider to give him?

Which are facts about suicide? (Select all that apply.)

Methods of suicide differ by gender. What is a preferred method of female suicide victims?

The goal of treatment during the first phase of depression is to:

A young man with malaria spikes a temperature of 105 F (40.5°C) and begins to hallucinate. How should the nurse assess this?

A nurse is making a home visit for a 16-year-old adolescent who attempted suicide. Which of the following behaviors should alert the nurse that the adolescent still has suicidal intent?

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