The nurse wants to teach the client about the long-term phase symptoms of rape-trauma syndrome.
What symptoms are consistent with long-term rape trauma? Select all that apply.

The nurse notes that a client with a history of self-mutilation has increased body tension and is pacing in the hallway. Which nursing intervention is most important at this time?

While sitting in the day-room of the mental health unit, a male adolescent avoids eye contact, looks at the floor, and talks softly when interacting verbally with the nurse. The two trade places, and the nurse demonstrates the client's behaviors. Which is the main goal of this therapeutic technique?

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?

An adult female client is brought to the Emergency Center after fainting at work. The nurse completes an assessment of the client and identifies caregiver role strain as a nursing problem. Which information best supports this problem? 

During the admission assessment to the mental health unit, a client reports that the people at the office, where the client works, are antagonistic and the client is thinking of shooting the supervisor. The client asks the nurse not to reveal this to anyone else. The nurse immediately notifies the client's therapist and other team members of the client's thoughts. The therapist then calls the client's supervisor and shares the client's thoughts about shooting the supervisor. Which outcome is best based on the action of the nurse?

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?

Following involvement in a motor vehicle collision, a middle-aged adult client is admitted to the hospital with multiple facial fractures. The client's blood alcohol level is high on admission. Which PRN prescription should be administered if the client begins to exhibit signs and symptoms of delirium tremens (DTs)?

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.

When the nurse addresses questions to an adult client who is depressed, the client's responses are delayed. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

The nurse continues caring for the client

Nurses' Notes

• Diagnosis: depression and post-traumatic stress disorder Diphenhydramine 12.5 mg PO every night at sleep (HS) • Buspirone hydrochloride 7.5 mg PO twice a day

During the conversation with the client, the nurse documents a statement by the client about wishing she had died in the crash.

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the list of options provided.

The statement by the client represents and should be followed up with an