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The nurse is performing an intake assessment for a client with substance use disorder. Which assessment data gathered by the nurse is indicative of an altered thought process and content?

The nurse considers facilitating behavioral changes for a client diagnosed with a personality disorder. Which focus has priority when planning nursing interventions?

A client who is demonstrating behaviors associated with severe depression is being admitted to the psychiatric unit. Which question would be most important to ask initially?

Which response by the nurse manager would best address the concerns of a nurse who expresses uncertainty about how to evaluate the short-term progress of a client being treated for borderline personality disorder?

The nurse observes a client with schizophrenia sitting alone, laughing occasionally, and turning their head as if listening to another person. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is reviewing the family history of a client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which parental behavior would the nurse most likely identify as being associated with this disorder?

The teaching plan for a client prescribed a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) should stress the importance of avoiding which food?

The fact that Schizophrenia  manifest in childhood

The treatment team and a male client in whom obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with handwashing has been diagnosed decide on a treatment plan for the disorder. The nurse begins to implement the plan by having the client gradually extend the time between hand washes. This intervention is an example of which type of therapy?

A client with a severe phobia of flying in a plane has been requested by a family member to care for a parent with cancer across the country within 2 weeks. Which intervention will the nurse discuss with the client that will likely have the fastest results?