During the interview process, your 18-year-old female client diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, has confided that her relationship with her parents has recently declined. She states her parents always blame her for everything, they are angry and always yelling and are not understanding. She states, “I don’t even do anything wrong”. As the nurse, you know that which of the following statements would be interpreted as an empathetic response regarding her parental estranged relationship?            

The nurse asks the client, “What was it like for you when you first realized you had nowhere to go?” The client looks down and pauses. Which nursing action is the MOST therapeutic response?     

The in-patient client has impulse control issues and at times becomes irritable and hostile with no regard for others on the unit. To work effectively with this client, the nurse must first recognize that these behaviors are initiated in the client’s what?  

List the two most common causes of CKD (1 point each)

Describe the prescribing cascade.

List a phosphate binding agent (1 point)

How many milliliters must be injected from an ampule of prochlorperazine labeled “10 mg/2 mL” in order to administer a dose of 7.5 mg?

Creatinine undergoes which of the following processes in the kidney? MARK ALL THAT APPY

A drug has a half life of 7 hours. How long would it take until the drug is considered clinically cleared from the body?

What is the name of the clinical tool used to promote safe use of medications in the geriatric patient population?