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Depending upon the historian, Santa Anna was:

Despite how much The Daughters of the Texas Revolution hate to hear this, the Texas leaders at The Alamo gradually consist of men who largely are:

Identity is who(m):

Sometimes the success of the Conquistadors is attributed to pretending to be healers, displays of kindness or oppression, and guns and germs or the so-called motivational Three Gs, or:

As many others in what seems like a desolate region, LaSalle’s fate significantly is:

Omitted in the description above, what is now Central Texas or the Austin area is part of what today is called:

A client is prescribed alprazolam (Xanax) 2 mg BID and 1.5 mg every 6 hours PRN for agitation. The maximum daily dose of alprazolam is 10mg/day. The client can receive ________ PRN doses of alprazolam within a 24 hour period?  (Enter number only. Round to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A psychiatric nurse is beginning the shift on an inpatient mental health unit. After receiving report, which client should the nurse assess FIRST?

A psychiatric nurse is caring for a 16-year-old patient admitted following a suicide attempt. The patient has a known history of severe childhood abuse and multiple previous psychiatric admissions. The patient has previously been diagnosed with PTSD and major depression.  During this admission, the patient is actively dissociating during nursing assessment and interventions as well as refusing medications and vital signs The patient is aggressive when approached by male staff and hypervigilant during shift changes. The patient has recent self-injurious behavior on unit. Which trauma-informed intervention sequence would be most therapeutic for this patient?

A health care provider orders olanzapine (Zyprexa) 7.5 mg IM NOW for agitation Reconstitution instructions: For IM solution, reconstitute 10 mg powder for injection using 2.1 mL sterile water. Rotate vial until contents have completely dissolved, giving yellow-colored solution. Reconstitute provides an approximate volume of 10mg/2mL of Zyprexa.   How many mL of Zyprexa should the nurse administer to deliver the prescribed dose? (Enter a number only. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)