During SAMPLE, when assessing a patient’s pertinent past history, you should ask which of the following questions?

Your patient fell out of a tree while putting the roof on a tree house. He was at the top of a 40-foot ladder and he is 6 feet tall. Because of this total height, your patient should be transported to:

Plasma oncotic pressure is created by the movement of which of the following?

Your first goal in the care of a patient with an eating disorder is:

Your patient is on donepezil HCL. This tells you your patient has which disorder?

The nurse is working with a patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) manifested by frequent handwashing. The nurse notes the patient’s hands are severely dried and chapped. Which action by the nurse is contraindicated with this patient?

A patient with schizophrenia calls the nurse into the room and says, “Help me! The books are on fire!” Which response by the nurse is best?

A patient recovering from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe depression is confused and wants to know what has been done. Which action by the nurse is best?

The nurse is assisting in the preparation of an educational seminar on anxiety disorders. Which anxiety disorders does the nurse make sure are included in this presentation? (Select all that apply.)

Marie is 16 years old. She has been referred to the clinic by the nurse at her school because she started a fight with a younger girl and hurt her badly. The school nurse reports that Marie has been troublesome before—skipping school, bullying, and smoking on school grounds on several occasions. Of the following, which diagnosis is most likely?