Who should the nurse contact to assist the client with housing placement for discharge?

A nurse is providing counseling for a family that consists of two parents and their two adolescent children. Which of the following family members should the nurse identify as acting in the role of monopolizer?

A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and has been engaging in self-mutilation. The nurse should encourage the client to participate in which of the following groups?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a binge eating disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is providing behavioral therapy for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The client repeatedly checks that the doors are locked at night. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client when using thought stopping technique?

A nurse is caring for a client whose partner died 6 months ago. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?

Nurses' Notes

Client ate 80% of lunch with encouragement. Mild edema to hands, feet, and ankles. Client states, "It feels like my heart is jumping in my chest."

Graphic Results

BP 100/64 mm Hg

Pulse rate 58/min

Respiratory rate 16/min

Temperature 36.4° C (97.5° F)

SaO2 96%

BMI 16

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking valproic acid. Which of the following is an expected outcome of the medication?

A nurse manager is observing a newly licensed nurse preparing to administer an IM medication to a client who is manic and refuses the medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse manager take first?

A charge nurse is discussing the care of a client who has a substance use disorder with a staff nurse. Which of the following statements by the staff nurse should the charge nurse identify as countertransference?