A nurse enters the room of a client who becomes verbally abusive. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder about lithium. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse enters the room of a client who becomes verbally abusive. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is withdrawing from opioids. Which of the following medications should the nurse prepare to administer?

A nurse is reviewing abnormal laboratory values for four clients who have schizophrenia and take clozapine. For which of the following clients should the nurse withhold the medication and notify the provider immediately to have clozapine therapy discontinued?

A patient with a history of anxiety disorder is prescribed lorazepam at a dosage of 1 mg to be administered every 8 hours as needed. If the patient has already received 2 doses today, what is the maximum additional dosage they can safely receive within the same day?

A nurse overhears a client who has schizophrenia talking to herself. The client keeps stating, "The flakalas are here. The flakalas are here." The nurse correctly recognizes the client's use of the word flakala as an example of which of the following alterations in speech?

A nurse is planning care for a client who is in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client’s plan of care?

A 30-year-old male patient, John, presents to the clinic with his wife. She reports that John has been experiencing periods of extreme energy and euphoria, followed by episodes of deep depression over the past several months. During his manic episodes, John engages in risky behaviors such as excessive spending and reckless driving. During his depressive episodes, he isolates himself and has expressed feelings of hopelessness. Based on this scenario, what is the priority nursing action for John?

Juan is reviewing the effects of neurotransmitter imbalances in mental health disorders. A decrease in which neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with depression?

If a patient is prescribed 500 mg/day of Sertraline and the medication is available in 250 mg tablets, how many tablets should be administered each day?