A woman who attends a stress management group reveals to group members that though she recently divorced, she continues to care for her husband's aging parents. Which psychological mechanism should the nurse address in the plan of care?

The nurse is providing teaching to a client and family about schizophrenia before discharge from an inpatient facility. The nurse should instruct the family to notify the healthcare provider when which behavior is observed?

A client with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) reports feeling "driven" to check the locks on the front door at least six times every night. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The nurse is completing the admission assessment of an adolescent client who is underweight and admitted to a psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of depression. Which finding requires notification to the healthcare provider?

Reference Range:

Potassium (K+) [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L or 3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L]

White Blood Cell (WBC) [5000 to 10,000/mm3 or 5 to 10 x 109/L]

A client who experiences memory loss is diagnosed with Wernicke encephalopathy caused by alcohol addiction. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

During a high school class on substance abuse, a student tells the group, "If I tried cocaine, I know I could handle it. I know when to stop." Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

A female client reports feeling hopeless and is unable to stop crying. She explains that she is worried about losing her job. Since the client's husband recently lost his job, she feels her employment is essential to the family's survival. To evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral techniques, which client outcome should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The nurse is caring for a client with schizoaffective disorder and type 2 diabetes mellitus who receives a prescription for a second generation antipsychotic. The client expresses concern to the nurse about the effect of this antipsychotic on blood glucose levels. Which response should the nurse make?

A client is admitted to the emergency department because of a possible overdose of methadone and benzodiazepines. The admission respiratory rate is 6 breaths/minute. Based on this finding, the nurse should prepare for which intervention?

Which goal has the highest priority for an adolescent client who is hospitalized for weight loss related to anorexia nervosa?

The healthcare provider prescribes lithium carbonate for a client diagnosed with bipolar, manic depression. It is most important for the nurse to review which laboratory finding prior to beginning the drug therapy?