The nurse is performing intake interviews at a psychiatric clinic. A client with a known history of drug abuse reports having had a heart attack four years ago. Use of which substance places the client at highest risk for myocardial infarction?

During a family group meeting, the client's daughter tells the group, "I hope I didn't cause
Mom to be depressed." Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The nurse continues to care for the patient

The client is a 19-year-old male who is in the emergency room for a leg injury. He states he was returning to his dorm from a party and fell about 5 feet (1.5 meters) into a small ravine on campus. The client states that he drinks socially and takes no medications for any health condition.

The nurse is listening to the client.

Because the client is a male, he is especially at risk for which psychosocial two sequalae of sexual assault?

The nurse is performing intake interviews at a psychiatric clinic. A client with a known history of drug abuse reports having had a heart attack four years ago. Use of which substance places the client at highest risk for myocardial infarction?

The nurse has received a new prescription for the client to begin taking sertraline. Prior to administering the initial dose of sertraline, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which information?

A male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit for recurrent negative symptoms of chronic schizophrenia and medication adjustment of risperidone. When the client walks to the nurse's station in a laterally contracted position, he states that something has made his body contort into a monster. What action should the nurse take?

In conducting the initial assessment of a preoperative client, the nurse notes that the client's home medications include the monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor phenelzine. Because of this client's medication history, which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to monitor?

The nurse observes a client with a history of psychosis repeatedly looking to the side and mumbling responses to no one present in that direction. Which comment is best for the nurse to make?

Which reason(s) should the nurse expect a female client to use when she is having difficulty leaving a relationship where she is a victim of intimate partner violence? Select all that apply.

The nurse caring for this client is working with a new nurse. The nurse teaches the novice nurse about the legal and ethical issues surrounding the client's

case.

Mark whether the statement by the student nurse indicates understanding or no understanding.

The nurse continues caring for the client:
The client is a 26-year-old female who was in a car accident 6 months s ago that killed her mother, husband, and 2-year-old son. She and her father were the only survivors of the crash. She is seeking care for depression.
Click to indicate whether findings at the next follow-up appointment indicate that the treatment was effective or ineffective. Each row must have one response selected.