A registered nurse cares for an older adult patient admitted for the treatment of depression. The health care provider prescribes an antianxiety medication today, but the dose is more than the usual adult dose. The nurse should:
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A registered nurse puts a client who has a psychotic disorder in seclusion overnight because the unit is very short-staffed, and the client frequently fights with other clients. the nurse's actions are an example of which of the following torts?

A therapist recently convicted of multiple counts of Medicare fraud says, "Sure I overbilled. Why not? Takes advantage of the government, so I did too, it is not a problem."

These statements show:

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A psychiatric registered nurse best implements the ethical principle of autonomy when he or she:

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Group therapy is encouraged but not mandatory. on an inpatient psychiatric unit, the unit manager's policy is that clients can make a choice about whether or not to attend group therapy.

Which ethical principle does the unit manager preserve?

According to Erickson’s Psychological theory of development, chronic illness can interfere with which stage of development in a 6-year-old scholar kid?

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?

After several therapeutic sessions with a client who recently attempted suicide, which occurrence should cause the nurse to consider the possibility of transference?
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Which is associated with bulimia nervosa?

A nurse in a substance abuse clinic is assessing a client who recently started taking disulfiram. The client reports discontinued the medication after experiencing severe nausea and vomiting. Which of the following reasons should the nurse suspect to be a likely cause of the Client’s distress?

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?