The nurse is conducting a group therapy session.  During the session, a client diagnosed with mania consistently disrupts the group’s interactions.  Which intervention should the nurse initially implement? 

A suicidal patient has been transferred to your unit from the medical floor and asks you why he “has to be watched every minute.  I have a right to my privacy; I’m an adult and can come and go as I please.” The best response to this patient is: 

What type of behavior modification is being used when the patient transforms him/herself into a relaxed state (documented by slowing brain waves)? 

Lithium is most commonly used to treat which of the following disorders? 

The police arrive at the emergency department with a client who has lacerated both wrists.  Which is the initial nursing action? 

A common physiological response to stress and anxiety is: 

Your 15-year-old neighbor, who knows you are a mental health nurse, informs you that he has “a friend who is talking about suicide.”  Your best initial response to the young neighbor is:

Patients with major depression commonly display signs of: 

Characterize the red material labeled “B”.

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