A nurse is communicating with a client who was just admited for treatment of a substance use disorder. Which of the following communication techniques should the nurse identify as a barrier to therapeutic communication?
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A new client is diagnosed with agoraphobia. Which of the following would the healthcare identify as a characteristic of this disorder?
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A client is diagnosed with cancer and is told that surgery followed by chemotherapy will be necessary. The client states to the nurse, "l have read a lot about complementary therapies. Do you think I should try any?" The nurse should respond by making which appropriate statement?
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A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with end-stage liver cancer. Which of the following responses is an indication the client is in the denial phase of the grief process?

A registered nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and is constantly picking up after others in the day room. The nurse should recognize that the client uses this behavior to do which of the following?

A client who is being treated with lithium carbonate for bipolar disorder type I begins to develop diarrhea, vomiting, and drowsiness. Which action should the registered nurse take?
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A registered nurse assesses a confused older adult, The nurse experiences sadness and reflects. "The patient is like one of my grandparents, so helpless." What feelings does the nurse describe?
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In a Behavioral Health Unit team meeting, a registered nurse Says, "l am concerned if we are behaving ethically by using restraint to prevent one patient from self-mutilation while the care plan for another patient who has also self-mutilated issues calls for one-on-one supervision."

Which ethical principle most clearly applies to this situation?

A nurse is communicating with a client who was just admited for treatment of a substance use disorder. Which of the following communication techniques should the nurse identify as a barrier to therapeutic communication?
Select one:

A young female client is admitted to the emergency room because she was raped that evening by her date.
How should the registered nurse record the client's chief complaint in the medical record?

A nurse is caring for a client who smokes and has lung cancer. The client reports, “I'm coughing because I have that cold that everyone has been getting.”

The nurse should identify that the client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?