A 28-year-old male patient has been prescribed clozapine (Clozaril) for treatment of schizophrenia. Which statement should the nurse include in the education plan for this patient and family?
A nurse is presenting a discussion for a local community gro…
A nurse is presenting a discussion for a local community group about suicide. Which comment from an audience member indicates the need to clarify the information about the myths associated with suicide?
A hospitalized 32-year-old female patient who has been takin…
A hospitalized 32-year-old female patient who has been taking an antipsychotic medication for 2 weeks begins pacing and walking throughout the unit. The patient tells the nurse that she “cannot sit still.” The nurse documents this finding as which condition?
A 25-year-old female patient is brought to the emergency dep…
A 25-year-old female patient is brought to the emergency department by her brother, who reports that she became very agitated and “started hallucinating.” Further assessment reveals tachycardia, incoordination, vomiting, and diarrhea. The brother states that his sister is taking paroxetine (Paxil) for depression and he believes she may have taken too many. Which of the following would the nurse most likely suspect?
A newly diagnosed patient is prescribed a medication for a p…
A newly diagnosed patient is prescribed a medication for a psychiatric disorder. After 3 days, the patient reports being constipated. Which instruction should the nurse give the patient?
The nurse teaches a client with bipolar disorder about lithi…
The nurse teaches a client with bipolar disorder about lithium therapy. Which client statement indicates the need for additional teaching?
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is with a 15-year-old fema…
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is with a 15-year-old female patient who tells the nurse that she has nothing to live for and she just wishes she was dead. Which nursing action would be the priority?
A confused patient who was just started on Paliperidone (Inv…
A confused patient who was just started on Paliperidone (Invega) comes to the nursing station complaining that his arm and leg muscles are “as stiff as a lead pipe” and he is unable to relax them. The nurse also notes that the patient was febrile and tachycardic on the last set of vital signs and has had severe diarrhea all day. The nurse is immediately concerned about which of the following?
What color does the following hexadecimal code represent? #f…
What color does the following hexadecimal code represent? #ffff00
Based on the following JavaScript statement, how many times…
Based on the following JavaScript statement, how many times does the function “f” get called within a second? setInterval(f, 20);