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Your patient with schizophrenia is experiencing severe agitation and aggression and the doctor has ordered Haldol, Ativan and Benadryl IM. The Benadryl is available in a multi-dose 10 ml vial. It is marked as 50 mg/ml. The MD has ordered Benadryl 75 mg IM. How many ml do you give?

A client is experiencing persecutory delusions and has refused all hospital meal trays for a total of 3 days. Which intervention is most appropriate to encourage food intake?

Which symptom of schizophrenia would cause the greatest risk of other-directed violence?

Which of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia? Select all that apply.

Which of the following syndromes is a rare but serious side effect of the anticonvulsant lamotrigine (Lamictal)?

A client is newly prescribed Sertraline (Zoloft), which signs and symptoms should the Nurse educate the client to report that could indicate serotonin syndrome? Select all that apply. 

A 15-year-old client approaches the nurses’ station tearful showing an actively bleeding superficial cut on left forearm. Which action by the Nurse is most appropriate? 

A nurse is assessing a client who has major depressive disorder. The nurse should identify which of the following client statements as an overt comment about suicide? Select all that apply. 

What is the missing premise from the following argument? (When creating your premise do NOT use a conditional “if-then” statements for your implicit premise.)“Animals don’t have souls, which implies that they shouldn’t have rights.”

What is the missing premise from the following argument? (When creating your premise do NOT use a conditional “if-then” statements for your implicit premise.)“You really should stop watching Netflix because it causes you to stay up all night.”