A mental health facility is offering safety training for their staff who work closely with the client population. Which type of program is currently used more often?

A seventy-year-old client at a primary care office has begun to miss appointments, when they were always punctual in the past. As the nurse does an assessment before the physician sees the client, they note that the client is having difficulty following the conversation. The nurse suspects that the client is showing symptoms of what?

This important piece to autonomy is limited when a person has interrupted thought processes that decrease the client’s feeling of not being able to make their own decisions. Providing the least restrictive environment possible helps the client feel less trapped. What piece is this describing?

A nurse is working with a client who has just been diagnosed with Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD). The client states that they are upset with the diagnosis “because the doctor is not listening to me and they’re wrong. They’re saying my symptoms are fake and I’m crazy. I need to see someone else about this issue.” Which of the following is the most therapeutic response from the nurse to the client?

When working with a client on developing their self-advocacy skills, the client will need to be able to define what?

The nurse who is administering medications to a client with MDD would expect to see what medication commonly ordered for daily dosing?

Part of the nursing assessment in mental health involves the use of a standardized tool to perform a risk assessment for self-harm. What is the name of this tool?

A client has been administered emergency medication to calm them after an altercation with another client. What is the nurse’s immediate responsibility after giving the medication?

Clients with personality disorders have symptoms in two or more of four areas. The area that deals with the range, intensity, lability, and appropriateness of emotional response is called ________.

A nurse has just completed the electronic medical record (EMR) shift documentation on a client when another client comes to the nurses’ station to requisition as needed (PRN) medication. What should be the nurse’s first action as they step away from the desk?