Increasing variability/uncertainty can improve process performance in terms of throughput, cycle time, and inventory.

A nurse at a behavioral health clinic is planning a peer group discussion about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Which of the following information is appropriate to include in the discussion?

A female patient arrives on the unit as an involuntary admission. She is admitted for increased symptoms of depression. She arrives to the unit wearing a head scarf, what interventions must the nurse enforce?

A patient with a history of assaulting several family members is voluntarily admitted for alcohol detoxification. A nurse suggests use of physical restraints to minimize the risk to the milieu and to manage the patient’s anticipated aggressive behavior. The nurse manager’s best response is:

On which patient would a nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit appropriately use four-point restraints?

Which of these statements by the nurse reflect the best use of a therapeutic interaction?

Which nursing intervention has priority when assisting a patient who has been transported to the hospital admissions unit by police for wandering barefoot and naked on the street in freezing weather?

A patient asks, “What is the major difference between conventional health care and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)?” The nurse’s best reply is that conventional health care:

Brief excursions across professional boundaries that may be inadvertent, thoughtless or even purposeful if done to meet a specific therapeutic care need are known as:

A charge nurse is discussing characteristics of the nurse-patient relationship with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in the discussion? (Select all that apply)