The adult child of a client with dementia asks the nurse how to respond when the client repeatedly states they had a busy day at work but the client has not worked in over 20 years. Which is the best guidance that the nurse could offer?

A washout period in medication refers to a specific period of time during which a patient stops taking a medication before starting a new one.

An individual has shared that the individual “is suicidal and has a plan to implement it soon.” Which question would be most important for the nurse to ask?

The nurse is creating a plan of care for a client with moderate dementia. When assigning interventions to the plan of care, which will promote socialization and provide a safe and secure environment for the client?

Conduct disorder is characterized by aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness and theft, and serious violation of rules.

The nurse is reviewing the history of a 10-year-old child who repeatedly has been abused physically by both parents. As a result, the child behaves aggressively when faced with frustrations or disappointments. Which nursing intervention will have the greatest impact on modifying these behaviors?

A mental health nurse is attending an in-service education program about substance use and abuse. The nurse demonstrates understanding of the information when the nurse identifies which factor as playing a major role in the onset and continued use of alcohol and other drugs?

A mental health nurse is gathering data from an adolescent with a substance abuse problem. The nurse understands that during this developmental period, which etiologic factor would play the greatest role in contributing to the client’s condition?

A client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa asks, “How do I learn to be a perfectly normal person?” When updating the client’s plan of care, the nurse should include which intervention to best address the client’s request?

A client with bipolar disorder is admitted to the psychiatric unit. The client is talking loudly, walking back and forth rapidly, and exhibiting a short attention span. Which nursing intervention will be performed first?