The PTA is seeing a patient for back pain and tenderness and muscle spasm in the rhomboids and traps. What would be the most appropriate treatment to use to decrease the muscle spasms?

Which nursing intervention is the best and should be use by the psychiatric nurse with a client progressing to the crisis phase?

Case: 45 year old patient with R BKA and L knee disarticulation from and on the job accident where he was trapped behind the truck bumper and the wall of a wash out stall. No other internal injuries noted. Patient transferred to in patient rehab once medically stable. PT POC includes patient education, stump care, TE, TA, balance, functional mobility, stump care, and pre-prosthetic training.Of the following, what is going to be the best approach assist the patient with the psychologic impact of the injuries sustained in the accident?

Which behaviors will a client need to demonstrate to determine necessity for involuntary commitment? Select all that apply.

The PTA is seeing patient with scoliosis that has made the right pelvis higher because of the concavity of the spinal curve. During gait activities the patient appears to have a leg length difference because of her vaulting gait. During static standing activities the patient predomiatly stands on the right LE with the left knee and hip held in flexion. What else might the PTA note during observation of this patient?

For the focus of psychiatric medicine and nursing, which is not a typical action of a neurotransmitter once released from the presynaptic membrane? Select All That Apply.

The PTA is seeing a patient for back pain and tenderness and muscle spasm in the rhomboids and traps. What would be the most appropriate treatment to use to decrease the muscle spasms?

The nurse is working as a psychiatric nurse caring for clients in an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) community-based program. Which is not a characteristic of ACT program?

Mr. Bonner is 4 days post-op for a R BKA, as part of the POC the PT has included patient education for residual limb care. Of the following what is most important to include in patient education.

The nurse is caring for a client who is verbalizing concerns related to a difficult relationship. Which responses by the nurse will block therapeutic communication and should be avoided?