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The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing an acute asthma attack, he is lying supine in bed. He is dyspneic and experiencing orthopnea; his pulse rate is 120 beats/minute. In what order will the nurse provide care to this client? Number the following options in the order in which they will be performed based on priority. 1. Perform an in-depth, comprehensive assessment on the patient. 2. Place in semi-Fowler’s position. 3. Provide the ordered nebulizer treatment with bronchodilator. 4. Discuss factors that precipitate attack.  

The nurse notes that a client who has been receiving paroxetine for symptoms of major depression disorder (MDD) begins to behave in a confused and elated manner with the presence of restlessness, muscle jerking, and diaphoresis.  What condition will the nurse plan care for? 

Which is an effective nursing action to assist an angry client in learning to manage anger without violence?

The nurse wants to teach alternative coping strategies to a client who is experiencing severe anxiety. Which action will the nurse do first?

The nurse is caring for a client with a schizotypal personality disorder. What is the most important action for the nurse to take?

The nurse is caring for a client, injured in a fall while intoxicated, who believes spiders are spinning entrapping webs in the room. The client is anxious, agitated, and diaphoretic. Which action by the nurse is priority?

The nurse enters the room of a client recently admitted to the hospital for anorexia nervosa. The nurse finds the client in the middle of performing rigorous exercises. Which action by the nurse is priority?

Psychotropic drugs act to increase or decrease neurotransmitter substances within the brain, thus altering brain neurochemistry. Cells that respond to stimuli, conduct electrical impulses, and release neurotransmitters are called 

The nurse is planning care for a client diagnosed with moderate to severe Alzheimer disease with a dressing and grooming self-care deficit. What action is important for the nurse to include in the client’s plan of care?

In a team meeting, a nurse says, “I’m concerned whether we are behaving ethically by using restraint to prevent one patient from self-mutilation while the care plan for another patient who has also self-mutilated calls for one-on-one supervision.” Which ethical principle most clearly applies to this situation?