A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for an adolescent who is newly admitted for an overdose of prescription pain medication.
The client has prescriptions for an anxiolytic and an SSRI antidepressant.
Which of the following precautions should the nurse take?.

A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and reports only sleeping a few hours each night.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client to promote sleep? .

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who started taking haloperidol decanoate 125 mg IM 1 month ago.
Which of the following statements by the client should the nurse address?.

A nurse is collecting data from an adult client in an outpatient mental health clinic.
The nurse should identify which of the following events as a potential cause of a maturational crisis?.

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client in the emergency department (ED). Nurses' Notes 0205: Client brought to the ED by police after being found wandering on the street.

Client able to provide identity to police but not able to identify place or time.

Family notified.

Client confused and agitated.

Appearance is disheveled.

Mucous membranes dry.

Lungs clear and equal, heart rhythm regular.

During data collection, the client states, "Can you ask that person to leave my room?" Client is pointing to an empty chair.

Vital Signs 0200: Temperature 38.6°C (101.5°F), Heart rate 104/min, Respiratory rate 18/min, Blood pressure 158/96 mm Hg, Oxygen saturation 98% on room air.

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A nurse is caring for an adolescent who was recently sexually assaulted.
Which of the following statements by the adolescent's guardian represents the presence of a positive support system? .

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is to start therapy with fluoxetine.
Which of the following is an expected outcome for this client?.

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving acute care for the treatment of a substance use disorder.
With which of the following actions is the nurse demonstrating the ethical principle of veracity?.

A nurse in a mental health clinic is collecting data from a client to determine the client's risk for suicide.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for suicide? (Select all that apply.) .

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has antisocial personality disorder.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.) .

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a new prescription for lithium.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend?.