The nurse states, “I will stay with you until you go for your electro compulsive therapy (ECT) treatment.” Which of the following therapeutic communication techniques is being demonstrated?

A client states that she is returning to school next semester and has some concerns. Which of the following is the most therapeutic response by the nurse?

The nurse places a client In the seclusion room until he admits responsibility for the fight In the day room. The nurse's action could be viewed as which of the following?

What is the name of the defense mechanism when a client channel drives or impulses that are unacceptable into constructive activities?

In a treatment team planning meeting, a nurse states her concern about whether staff are behaving ethically in using restraints to prevent one client from engaging in self-mutilating behavior while for another self-mutilation client, the care plan calls for one-on-one suspension. Which ethical principle governs this situation?

The nurse used the term “labile” in describing a client’s mood and behavior. What does this term indicate?

During the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship, which of the following will occur?

The nurse assists the physician with electroconvulsive therapy on a client who has refused to give consent, what possible action may this cause the nurse to be charged with?

While awaiting the biopsy report, the client reports being afraid of a diagnosis of cancer. How should the nurse respond?

Which nursing intervention constitutes false imprisonment?

A nurse Is preparing to administer clozapine 300 mg PO daily to a client who has schizophrenia. The amount available is clozapine 200 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

(Write the number only, do not include the label. Record the answer to the nearest tenth, or one decimal place. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)