The healthcare provider writes an order for bacteriologic testing for a patient who has a positive tuberculosis skin test and questionable chest x-ray. Which action will the nurse take?

A child was placed in a foster home after being removed from abusive parents. The child is apprehensive and overreacts to environmental stimuli. The foster parents ask the nurse how to help the child. Which interventions should the nurse suggest? Select all that apply.

A person in the community asks, “People with mental illnesses went to state hospitals in earlier times. Why has that changed?” Select the nurse’s accurate responses. Select all that apply.

When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons with mental illness, a group of nurses writes letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?

Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental illness? The patient:

A 4-year-old grabs toys from siblings and says, “I want that now!” The siblings cry, and the child’s parent becomes upset with the behavior. According to Freudian theory, this behavior is a product of impulses originating in which system of the personality?

It is 1515, and the PM shift nurse has just finished hearing shift report. In what order should the nurse see their assigned patients? 

A nurse assesses an older adult patient brought to the emergency department by a family member. The patient was wandering outside saying, “I can’t find my way home.” The patient is confused and unable to answer questions. Select the nurse’s best action.

During the first interview with a parent whose child died in a car accident, the nurse feels empathic and reaches out to take the patient’s hand. Select the correct analysis of the nurse’s behavior.

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the nurse, “The CIA is monitoring us through the fluorescent lights in this room. Be careful what you say.” Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?