The nurse is caring for a client who has anger management issues and starts to explore a career as a professional wrestler. This is an example of which defense mechanism?

A new nurse orientee asks why a client admitted to the psychiatric unit is placed in seclusion. The nurse precepting the new nurse explains that which of the following is a benefit of seclusion?

Which major health complication is associated with a client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, does the nurse assess as a priority?

An aging client diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder takes an antipsychotic and a beta-adrenergic blocking agent for hypertension. Understanding the combined side effects of these drugs, which statement by a nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is interviewing a newly admitted client. Which of the following nursing statements is an example of offering a "general lead"?

A client tells the nurse, "I feel bad because my mother does not want me to return home after I leave the hospital." Which nursing response is therapeutic?

What should be the priority nursing action during the orientation (introductory) phase of the nurse-client relationship?

A client diagnosed with major neurocognitive disorder is exhibiting behavioral problems daily. At change of shift, the client's behavior escalates from pacing to screaming and waving their arms while on the ground. Which action should be a nursing priority?

A client is noted to be pacing on the unit with their hands clenched and mumbling curses. The nurse knows that the initial approach to this client would be to:

A nurse working in a mental health unit reviews therapeutic and non-therapeutic communication techniques with a student nurse. All of the following are therapeutic communication techniques except:

A nurse is caring for a schizophrenic client who is exhibiting delusional thinking, visual hallucinations, suicidal ideations, and periods of depression. The nurse would recognize that the client is displaying which category of schizophrenia?