A community mental health nurse has worked for months to establish a relationship with a delusional, suspicious patient. The patient recently lost employment and could no longer afford prescribed medications. The patient says, “Only a traitor would make me go to the hospital.” Select the nurse’s best initial intervention.

Which patient would be most appropriate to refer for assertive community treatment (ACT)? A patient diagnosed with:

Which patient statement would lead the nurse to suspect unsuccessful completion of the developmental task of infancy?

During an outpatient visit you are assessing a patient’s understanding about the clinical manifestations of osteoporosis. Select all of the clinical manifestations stated by the patient that are correct: (Select all that apply.)

The healthcare provider writes an order for bacteriologic testing for a patient who has a positive tuberculosis skin test and questionable chest x-ray. Which action will the nurse take?

A child was placed in a foster home after being removed from abusive parents. The child is apprehensive and overreacts to environmental stimuli. The foster parents ask the nurse how to help the child. Which interventions should the nurse suggest? Select all that apply.

A person in the community asks, “People with mental illnesses went to state hospitals in earlier times. Why has that changed?” Select the nurse’s accurate responses. Select all that apply.

When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons with mental illness, a group of nurses writes letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?

Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental illness? The patient:

A 4-year-old grabs toys from siblings and says, “I want that now!” The siblings cry, and the child’s parent becomes upset with the behavior. According to Freudian theory, this behavior is a product of impulses originating in which system of the personality?