When was a mental illness determined to be a disability in the Americans with Disability Act?

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

To address the client’s cultural needs, which of the following nursing actions would be most appropriate?

client recently lost his job. When walking home, the client takes a rock and throws it into a car windshield. The nurse understands me client is using which defense mechanism.

A client states that she is returning to school next semester and has some concerns. Which of the following is the most therapeutic response by the nurse?

Benjamin Rush included kindness, exercise, and what other method into his care?

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?

The psychiatric-mental health nurse is performing the admission assessment of a client who is being admitted for depression and anxiety. The client reports a long history of excessive alcohol use and the recent loss of her job. When the nurse asks whether she has a religious preference or affiliation, the client states. "I used to believe in God, but I do not anymore. I do not understand how God can allow terrible things to keep happening to me.' Which nursing diagnoses will the nurse include in the client’s care plan?

The client states his assigned nurse reminds him of his very stern aunt. This statement is an example of what type of issue that can occur m the nurse-client relationship.

A nurse is leading a family therapy session for a mother, father, and two adolescent siblings. Which of the following statements should the nurse recognize as an example of manipulating?

Which of the following is an example of an Intentional Tort?