Solve the equation. Identify the solution as a value of x, all real numbers, or no solution.

Solve the inequality. Write your answer in interval notation.  

After teaching a group of nursing students about crisis, the instructor determines that the education was successful when the students state which of the following?

Solve the equation for b.

A patient diagnosed with inhalant use disorder states, “I only use inhalants because everyone in my neighborhood does it—if you lived where I do, you would too.” The nurse recognizes this statement as which Freudian defense mechanism?  

The nurse is leading groups on a psychiatric unit. Which of the following would be considered therapeutic groups rather than activity-only groups? Select all that apply.

A nurse responds to a patient’s statement with silence based on the rationale that this therapeutic communication technique is used primarily to do which of the following?

A nursing student observed an admission assessment between a patient and a mental health nurse on the unit. The nursing student heard the patient say: “I can hear some birds outside the window now, but do you know about the secret portals to parallel universes, and if you put a rubber duck in a blender, you can make the good blue Jell-O like they had during World War III? But I lost my favorite pen and the mailman can’t help with watering my plants while I am here”. Due to the illogical sequence of topics, the nursing student would expect which thought process to be noted in the patient’s chart?

A nurse has a reasonable suspicion that another member of the nursing staff suffers from substance use disorder that is resulting in impaired care practices. What action should the nurse take to protect both the patients and the staff member?

A 41-year-old patient who is hospitalized with depression tells the nurse, “I don’t want to take the medication because I’m afraid I’ll become suicidal.” Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?