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A patient tells the nurse about several of their concerns at once. What would be the best way for the nurse to clarify what the patient was telling them?

An RN is assisting a client with systematic desensitization for their extreme fear of riding in motor vehicles. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this form of therapy?

A nurse is assessing a client who is withdrawing from alcohol. Which of the following findings should the nurse reasonably expect? (Select all that apply).

A patient is observed in the dining area of the psychiatric unit yelling “STOP” to herself. What behavioral therapy technique is being used?

Joe is seeing his primary care provider with complaints of headaches and stomach aches. Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that Joe may be experiencing a mental illness?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for an adolescent client who reports being sexually assaulted just prior to admission. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A patient is observed in the dining area of the psychiatric unit yelling “STOP” to herself. What behavioral therapy technique is being used?

Which intervention by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He states, “I don’t care what the doctors say, there is no way I can have HIV, and I don’t need treatment for something I don’t have.” The nurse identifies that the client is experiencing which of the following types of crisis?

Which intervention by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy?