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An older adult client with dementia lives with their daughter and attends an adult day center. During several visits, the nurse observes that the daughter frequently humiliates the client, calls the client “useless,” and threatens to leave the client alone if they do not cooperate. The client becomes fearful and withdrawn whenever the daughter approaches. Which type of elder abuse should the nurse suspect?

The most common symptoms of gastroparesis are

Liquid gastric emptying is often _____ in patients with gastroparesis.

Until recently your patient with type 1 diabetes and gastroparesis was managing well with diet and prokinetic medications. Currently, she has increased symptoms and must limit her diet to liquid and pureed foods. What critical piece of nutrition assessment data do you need to help her?

One of the primary goals of nutrition intervention following gastric surgery is to

The nurse would expect to see all the following symptoms in a child with ADHD, EXCEPT:

A patient with a long history of schizophrenia is becoming increasingly resistant to traditional psychiatric care measures and is refusing to take prescribed medications. Which treatment setting is most likely to be successful in managing this patient’s symptoms?

A nurse is reviewing treatment options with clients receiving therapies for psychiatric disorders. Which statement by a client indicates a correct understanding of the prescribed therapy?

A pregnant client with a seizure disorder has been taking carbamazepine (Tegretol). The nurse recognizes that fetal exposure to this medication increases the risk for which congenital abnormality?

A nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client with a history of heavy alcohol use. The client reports tremors, anxiety, nausea, and sweating since the last alcoholic drink. Which assessment tool should the nurse use to evaluate the severity of alcohol withdrawal symptoms and guide treatment?