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Your cross country athlete has been prescribed a daily supplement of iron by the team physician. You ask her how it is going, and she tells you she stopped taking it because it made her feel nauseous. You want to give her recommendations to help her take the supplement and make it effective. Which of these is FALSE?

Which measure consistent with the use of cognitive behavioral therapy could the nurse incorporate into the treatment plan of a chronically depressed patient?

Which question would the nurse include when assessing a person who participates in nonsuicidal self-injury behaviors? (Select all that apply)

A week after beginning fluoxetine (Prozac), a patient complains, “I still feel so depressed all the time.” Based on pharmacodynamics, the nurse’s best action is to:

A nurse is caring for a patient who has acute stress disorder and is experiencing severe anxiety. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

The nurse sees a depressed patient who has psychomotor retardation leaving the dining room. The patient’s shirt is soiled from spilled food. The nurse should:

When discussing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the nurse correctly makes which comment?

Mr. Jones is suffering from treatment resistant depression and is seeking a non-pharmacological treatment for his illness. The nurse is discussing Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with the patient. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

Which verbal intervention would the nurse use when helping a patient who is experiencing panic-level anxiety?

The major difference between self-injury and suicide lies in whether the patient has: