A nurse is beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client who has paranoid personality disorder.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse plan to use?.

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?.

The nurse has reviewed the nurses' notes, provider's note, and vital signs at 0400.

For each potential provider prescription, click to specify if the prescription is expected or unexpected for the client.

A nurse is collecting data for a health history from a client who has antisocial personality disorder.
Which of the following clinical findings is associated with this disorder?.

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has acute delirium.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? .

A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who has antisocial personality disorder and alcohol dependency.
The nurse should encourage the client to participate in which of the following groups? .

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 collecting data from an older adult client who was admitted with heart failure.
The nurse should report which of the following findings to the provider as an indication of delirium? .

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregiver of a client who has Alzheimer's disease.
The caregiver reports that the client awakens at night and wanders.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest?.

The nurse has reviewed the nurses' notes, provider's note, and vital signs at 0400.

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.

0230: 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.

The client's adult child arrived at the ED and went to the client's room.

The client identified the family member.

The client is pacing and agitated and states, "I don't understand why I am here.”. The adult child asks the nurse to talk outside of the room and states, "I don't know why they are so confused.

They are not normally like this.”. The adult child.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client's care? Select the 3 interventions the nurse should implement.

Approach client slowly.

Alternate nursing staff daily.

Maintain a low stimulation environment.

Reorient client to person, place, and time frequently.

Provide the client with limited information about the diagnosis.

A nurse is caring for a client who has depressive disorder following the recent death of their partner.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?.