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The nurse is providing care for a patient with symptoms of tardive dyskinesia from major tranquilizers. Which treatment does the nurse anticipate?

A young parent is angry with the mess a child created in the child’s room. The parent isolates the child in the room until the mess is cleaned up. About 20 minutes later, the parent enters the room and offers milk and cookies. Which ego defense mechanism is the parent using?

The nurse is making a home visit to an older adult patient who requires a dressing change for a recent surgery. The nurse notices that the patient seems unusually confused and disoriented. Which assessment is most likely to aid the nurse in making a determination for the patient’s change in mental status?

When is schizophrenia most likely to be diagnosed?

A patient with schizophrenia calls the nurse into the room and says, “Help me! The books are on fire!” Which response by the nurse is best?

Nurses know that the main difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is that the patient with bulimia nervosa:

Your patient with anorexia nervosa is in the bathroom running in place at a rapid rate. What is the most likely reason for this behavior?

Your patient has a long history of alcohol abuse. You know that denial is a frequently used defense mechanism. Which statement is indicative of denial?

A patient with schizophrenia is returning from a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the brain followed by an electroencephalogram. Which diagnostic test findings does the nurse identify as supporting this patient’s diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

Your patient was diagnosed with delirium. He is awake most of the night and becomes increasingly confused.  Which is the best initial intervention?