A nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit implements care by scheduling client activities, interacting with clients, and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment. These actions reflect which role of the nurse?

A charge nurse is instructing a newly licensed nurse about mental health disorders. Which of the following statements by the nurse indicates an understanding of mental health disorders?

Thorazine 150mg PO was order for a client. Thorazine is available in 50mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?

The nurse believes that a client being admitted for a surgical procedure may have a drinking problem. How should the nurse further evaluate this possibility?

A client diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder becomes violent on a unit. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

What is the purpose of a nurse gathering client information?

A nurse is discussing the use of mechanical restraints with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following situations should the nurse include as an indication for placing a client in mechanical restraints?

A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and tells the nurse. "They lie about me all the time and they are trying to poison my food." Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A cab driver stuck in traffic is suddenly lightheaded, tremulous, and diaphoretic and experiences tachycardia and dyspnea. An extensive workup in an emergency department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis is suspected, and what nursing diagnosis takes priority?

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia, who has been taking antipsychotic medication for the last 5 months, presents in an emergency department (ED) with uncontrollable tongue movements, stiff neck, and difficulty swallowing. The nurse would expect the physician to recognize which condition and implement which treatment?

Why are behavior modification programs the treatment of choice for clients diagnosed with eating disorders?