A nurse tells a client that she will be back in 10 minutes to re-assess the client’s pain. When the nurse returns in 10 minutes, which aspect of the therapeutic relationship is the nurse developing?

Order reads Wellbutrin 150 mg po daily. On hand the nurse has 50 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

Enter your answer in numbers.

Nurses who care for patients who are homeless understand that the in the United States:

A nurse is interacting with a client who is expressing her feelings about her child’s insensitive behavior. Which statement made by the nurse indicates the nurse is empathizing with the client?

Choose the best answer.

Which nurse responses could block effective communication with a client?

(Select all that apply)

Order reads: Lithium 600 mg PO BID for Bipolar. Nurse has lithium 150 mg capsules on hand. How many capsules will the nurse administer?

Enter answer as a number only.

While the nurse is talking with a female client, the client becomes quiet for several hours. Which is the nurse’s best response?

A client can be involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric facility for the following reasons: (Select all that apply)

A female client tells the nurse that she feels very depressed about her recent divorce. Which of the following is the nurses best therapeutic response?

According to Diana Baumrind, there are three types of parenting. A parent who sets up the rules and excludes the rules of the child is known as a:

A patient states, “I don’t know what the pills are for or why I am taking them, so I don’t want them.”

What therapeutic communication would help this patient?