A 10-year-old client who takes an Amphetamine has the nursing diagnosis: Risk for imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements due to the medication side effect of anorexia. What is the nursing intervention that BEST prevents this diagnosis from becoming an actual problem?

During admission, the female client with Histrionic Personality Disorder is flirtatious during interactions with the male nurse. What is the MOST appropriate intervention by the nurse? 

A female client diagnosed with Somatization Pain Disorder (Conversion Disorder) is admitted to an in-client psychiatric unit. Which statement made by the client describes the PRIMARY GAIN she gets from her disorder? 

The nurse is discharging a client who suffers with panic attacks to home.  What encouragement given by the nurse will help the client from becoming socially isolated?  

The spouse, when talking about his wife who is diagnosed with Somatization Disorder, tells the nurse “I am running out of patience” and “I think my wife has all these health problems on purpose.” What is the BEST response by the nurse?

Developmentally and psychologically, children should achieve milestones and exhibit behaviors based upon chronological age. What is one of the MAIN criteria for diagnosing a child with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

A client admitted to a medical unit for stabilization of Diabetes Mellitus has a history of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Out of the following, choose what behavior is characteristic of this disorder and the associated intervention that would be the MOST appropriate to address this client’s behavior?

The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with Encopresis about methods to manage the condition. Which intervention does the nurse recommend to the parents?

Malingering is classified as a behavioral issue and presents with defined signs and symptoms. Of the following, which would indicate the client is malingering?  

Which of the following behaviors is usually exhibited by a child diagnosed with  Oppositional Defiant Disorder?  Select ALL that apply.