A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder has rapid cycles. The health care provider prescribes an anticonvulsant medication. To prepare teaching materials, which drug should the nurse anticipate will be prescribed?

A rape victim tells the emergency department nurse, “I feel so dirty. Please let me take a shower before the doctor examines me.” The nurse should:

A patient develops mania after discontinuing lithium. New prescriptions are written to resume lithium twice daily and begin olanzapine (Zyprexa). The addition of olanzapine to the medication regimen will:

A nurse receives this laboratory result for a patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder: lithium level 1 mEq/L. This result is:

A patient checks and rechecks electrical cords related to an obsessive thought that the house may burn down. The nurse and patient explore the likelihood of an actual fire. The patient states that a house fire is not likely. This counseling demonstrates the principles of:

Read the question below and choose an answer. Give your rationale for choosing that answer in 3-4 sentences.   A health teaching plan for a patient taking lithium should include instructions to:   A) drink twice the usual daily amount of fluids. B) double the lithium dose if diarrhea or vomiting occurs. C) maintain normal salt and fluids in the diet. D) avoid eating aged cheese, processed meats, and red wine.

A victim of intimate partner violence comes to the crisis center seeking help. The nurse uses crisis intervention strategies that focus on:

Which assessment findings will the nurse expect in an individual who has just injected heroin?

A patient checks and rechecks electrical cords related to an obsessive thought that the house may burn down. The nurse and patient explore the likelihood of an actual fire. The patient states that a house fire is not likely. This counseling demonstrates the principles of:

A veteran of the war in Afghanistan was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The veteran says, “If there’s a loud noise at night, I get under my bed because I think we’re getting bombed.” What type of experience has the veteran described?