Nursing care for clients receivig psychotherapeutic medications include assessment, coordination, administration, monitoring, evaluation, and __________________.

A nurse gives the example of when an individual becomes frightened and experiences an increased heart rate and mental activity along with increased blood flow to the skeletal muscles and dilated pupils. The person is experiencing an alarm reaction that helps the body defend against stressors. Which type of response is the alarm reaction considered?

The paranoid schizophrenic who is taking a neuroleptic is brought to the emergency department with acute muscle spasm of the face and neck with eyes that are fixed in an upward stare. The nurse recognizes the condition of ________.

What is the process of presenting clients with all the information they will need to make voluntary and knowledgeable decisions about their care?

A nurse gives the example of when an individual becomes frightened and experiences an increased heart rate and mental activity along with increased blood flow to the skeletal muscles and dilated pupils. The person is experiencing an alarm reaction that helps the body defend against stressors. Which type of response is the alarm reaction considered?

The patient is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) at 0900. When will be the ideal time for the nurse to schedule a trough level?

The patient is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) at 0900. When will be the ideal time for the nurse to schedule a trough level?

A patient who has frequent migraines tells the nurse, “My life feels chaotic and out of control. I could not manage if anything else happens.” Which response should the nurse make initially?

Antidepressant medications produce their effect by increasing:

Whar is the term for when clients make an informed decision not to follow a prescribed treatment program?