Which is an important nursing intervention when giving care to a patient withdrawing from a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant?

A hospitalized patient experiencing delirium misinterprets reality and a patient diagnosed with dementia wanders about the home. Which outcome is the priority in both scenarios?

A nurse counsels a person whose spouse recently died. The nurse uses cheer and humor to lift the person’s spirits. At one point, the widowed person smiles briefly. What analysis of this scenario is correct?

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

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

A nurse is called to the home of a neighbor and finds an unconscious person still holding a medication bottle labeled “lorazepam.” What is the nurse’s first action?

A confused older adult patient in a skilled care facility is sleeping. A health care worker enters the room quietly and touches the bed to see if it is wet. The patient awakens and hits the health care worker in the face. Which statement best explains the patient’s action?

Select the nursing intervention necessary after administering naloxone to a patient experiencing an opiate overdose.

What is the priority nursing need for a patient diagnosed with late-stage dementia?

What is the priority nursing need for a patient diagnosed with late-stage dementia?