A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder with psychotic features hears voices commanding self harm. The client refuses to commit to developing a plan for safety. What should be the nurse's priority intervention at this time?

Benztropine is ordered as needed (PRN) for a client taking haloperidol after being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.

Which of the following assessments by the nurse would indicate a need for this medication?

The nurse is caring for a client who is withdrawing from long-term use of opioids. The nurse will monitor using a Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS). Which of the following cluster of symptoms would indicate to the nurse the client was withdrawing from opioids?

A client has been admitted to a psychiatric mental health facility in a manic state. The client's spouse accompanies the client to the facility and informs the nurse that the client has been displaying manic symptoms for the past 2 weeks. The spouse reports that the client has not slept for the past 2 days, and that the client has not eaten anything for at least 3 days.

Which would be the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?

A client diagnosed with bipolar II disorder has a problem statement of impaired social
interactions related to egocentrism. Which short-term correctly written outcome is an appropriate expectation for this client problem?

During the admission interview for a client with schizophrenia, the nurse asks the client "tell me the names of the medications you are currently taking. The client responds, medications, abbreviations, deviations, mediations." The nurse will document which form of speech pattern the client is demonstrating?

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has schizophrenia and a new prescription for risperidone. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A client is showing symptoms of alcohol intoxication. What question should the nurse ask first?

A client with schizophrenia has begun a new prescription of clozapine. The nurse should assess the result of which laboratory study to monitor for adverse effects?

An adult in the emergency department states, "Everything I see appears to be waving. I am outside my body looking at myself. I think I'm losing my mind." Vital signs are slightly elevated. What does the nurse suspect?

A client is prescribed risperidone 4 mg PO twice daily. After the client is caught cheeking medications, liquid medication is prescribed. Available is risperidone 0.5 mg/mL. How many milliliters would be administered daily?

(Write the number only, do not include the label Record the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)