When a patient is experiencing a panic attack, how should the nurse best assist the patient?

Which drug is often used in date rape?

A college student has brought his hallucinating roommate to the college clinic. The young man says his roommate has been experimenting with phencyclidine (PCP). How long should the nurse expect the hallucinations to last?

"Self is a complex concept compromising four distinct parts that influence behaviour. What part includes feeling about the way one's body functions?

How should the nurse document the behavior of a patient with mental illness?

For the past 3 weeks, the nurse has observed a patient interacting with staff and other patients, helping decorate the dining room for a party, and leading the singing in the activity room. Today, the patient tearfully refuses to dress or get out of bed. The nurse recognizes these behaviors as evidence of which psychiatric disorder?

A nurse arrives at an accident scene where the victim has just received an electrical burn. Which is the nurse's primary concern?

When should family members of a stroke victim expect to see some of the neurologic involvement disappear?

The older adult female patient is concerned about incontinence when she sneezes. What is the correct terminology for this type of incontinence?

A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of 160/100. Based on these findings, what focused assessment should the nurse complete?

A perceived threat to self causes what emotion?