To direct or influence others’ behaviors and thoughts toward a productive end

The nurse is admitting a client diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type, who coldly tells the nurse during the admission interview, “I am here because my family brought me here and locked me up.” Which response by the nurse is best?

The mental health nurse has been meeting with a client on a weekly basis and, over the past several weeks, the client has been consistently 15 minutes late. Which action will the nurse take?

Giving less effort and making other group members pick up the slack

The agent that will reduce the numbers of viruses on your skin but not completely eradicate them is called ___________

A nurse is leading a bereavement group.  Which of the following members of the group should the nurse identify as being at high risk for complicated grieving? (Select all that apply.)

A client recently hospitalized for two weeks committed suicide during the night.  Which initial measure will be most helpful for staff members and other clients regarding this event?

Which of the following organisms can only be totally sterilized by a sporocide.

The nurse is admitting a client who reports being depressed.  The client says, “I want to feel like my old self again.”  Which response by the nurse is best?

The combination of freezing and drying to preserve an organism is called?