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After teaching a group of nursing students about crisis, the instructor determines that the education was successful when the students state which of the following?

A 20-year-old male, Cody, arrives at the emergency department by ambulance. He is unconscious, with slow respirations and pinpoint pupils. There are “tracks” visible on his arms. The friend, Ralph, who came with him reports that Cody had just “shot up dope” when he became unconscious. Which medication would the nurse most likely expect to administer?

A nurse observes that a patient is smiling and laughing while describing how sad she is due to the recent death of a parent. Which term best describes the patient’s affect?

A patient diagnosed with inhalant use disorder states, “I only use inhalants because everyone in my neighborhood does it—if you lived where I do, you would too.” The nurse recognizes this statement as which Freudian defense mechanism?  

A psychiatric-mental health nurse is presenting to a group of colleagues about the relationships between anger, aggression, and violence. Which statement by the nurse would be most appropriate to include?

A nurse has a reasonable suspicion that another member of the nursing staff suffers from substance use disorder that is resulting in impaired care practices. What action should the nurse take to protect both the patients and the staff member?

All of the following actions indicate that the relationship between a nurse working on the psychiatric unit and their patient may be moving outside the professional boundaries except?

A 27-year-old final year nursing student at a local university has come to the clinic to discuss the stress she is experiencing because of failing two exams at school. Initially, she described her failures as “the worst thing that has ever happened to me,” and she stated, “there is absolutely nothing I can do to pass this course now.” Based on the patient’s responses to questions, the nurse finds out there are three more equally weighted exams scheduled for this course. The nurse and patient collaborate and decide to use interventions to facilitate emotion-focused coping. Which additional comment from the patient would the nurse identify as providing support for this decision?

The health care provider (HCP) recommends that a patient have a partial bowel resection and an ileostomy. Later, the patient says to the nurse, “That doctor of mine surely likes to play big. I will bet the more he can cut, the better he likes it.” Which reply by the nurse is most therapeutic?

A nurse is working with a patient diagnosed with chronic depression in an outpatient psychiatric office. Which statement made by the nurse demonstrates compliance with the basic principles of therapeutic communication?