You are seeing a 14-year-old girl, Mathilda, who was referred by her school counselor for symptoms of depression. During your psychiatric evaluation, Mathilda discloses that she has been thinking about suicide. She reports having occasional thoughts of “wanting it all to end” but denies any current plan, intent, or preparatory behavior. She begs you not to tell her parents, fearing they will “make it worse.” What is the best initial response regarding confidentiality and Mathilda’s disclosure?

The mother of a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy asks the nurse who in the family should have genetic screening. Who should the nurse say must be tested?Select all that apply.

A 5-year-old has been diagnosed with pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy. Which of the following nursing education topics would be a priority to discuss with the child’s family?

A 25 year –old-man comes to the nurse practitioner with a chief complaint of depressed mood for most days over a period of 12 months. His mother, to whom he was very close, died 1 year ago, and since that time he has felt sad, detached, and a strong desire to join his mother. He has not sleeping soundly and is frequently tearful. Which of the following diagnoses is most likely?

A client with Parkinson’s disease​ (PD) is prescribed benztropine to treat tremors and rigidity. The nurse should teach the client about which adverse effect they may experience from this​ medication? (Select all that​ apply)

A nurse is providing care for a 17-year-old about to graduate from high school. Which of the following behaviors does the nurse identify as successful progression through the stages of Erikson’s theory of development?

Grief can be described as:

Which of the following food items should be strictly prohibited in patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors?

Which characteristic of sertraline (Zoloft) provides the greatest degree of safety for patients who have severe depression?

Your patient in the partial hospitalization program (PHP) has come in for his appointment today.  You are running behind and front desk staff notifies the patient that there will be about a 10-minute delay.  The patient begins shouting at the front desk staff that this isn’t fair and kicks over the trash can in the lobby.  Then he picks up an object from the trash and proceeds to throw it toward the administrative staff and is threatening harm to the staff.   The chart indicates no allergies.  What is the most important intervention at this point?