True or False: The management of delirium is dependent on its cause, with the primary focus being to address the root cause.

A patient returned from a procedure after receiving general anesthesia and is aggressive and confused.

The nurse knows that the patient is experiencing:

An adult patient assaulted another patient and was subsequently restrained. One hour later, which statement by the restrained patient requires the nurse’s immediate attention?

True or False: Lability is characterized by a rapid change in emotions.

A 60-year-old individual strays from a football game during halftime and is discovered 48 hours later, sleeping on a park bench 100 miles away.

The individual is brought to the emergency department by the police.

The individual can state their name and address but has no memory of the past 2 days. What is the priority nursing action?

What are the goals of therapeutic communication?

Which medication side effect is irreversible if not detected early?

True or False: A person with severe depression may sleep excessively.

A nurse is providing a community health education class about suicide prevention.

Which of the following should the nurse identify as risk factors for suicide? (Select all that apply).

A confused older adult patient in a skilled nursing facility was asleep when unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) entered the room quietly and touched the bed to see if it was wet.

The patient awakened and hit the UAP in the face.

Which statement best explains the patient’s action?

A client reports to the nurse that her elderly mother has become increasingly angry and responds inappropriately to conversations within the past few months.

She notes that her mother does not respond when the mother’s back is turned. What is the best intervention for the nurse?