Blog

A client is being admitted to the psychiatric facility with a dual diagnosis of depression and alcohol substance abuse. The client has an order for chlordiazepoxide (Librium), 50 mg po every twelve hours for withdrawal symptoms of agitation.  The client is taking escitalopram (Lexapro), a SSRI, 20 mg po daily for his depression. Pharmacy delivers chlordiazepoxide 25 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer for one dose [BLANK-1] Do NOT label answer.   

Nursing the psychiatric nursing may involve various levels of nursing care related to an advanced degree. Which of the following duties are duties that advanced-level practitioners can perform? Select all that apply.

Copy of Match each assertion with the statement that most closely approximates its meaning.

The “Law of Effect” refers to the tendency for humans and animals to:

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia; a complex psychiatric disorder, is reluctant to take their prescribed oral medication. What is the most therapeutic response by the nurse?

The pediatric nurse is caring for a 15-month-old child recently admitted to the hospital for a fractured femur. Which data, obtained during the assessment, would raise the nurse’s suspicion that the child has suffered physical abuse? Select All That Apply.

Which of the following nursing actions demonstrates active listening in a therapeutic setting? Select all that apply.

During a session with a client, the client asks the nurse what she should do about her “cheating” husband. The nurse replies, “You should divorce him immediately. You deserve better than that!” Which nontherapeutic communication technique was used by the nurse?

___________ decreases lumbar lordosis and can be used as part of a comprehensive core stabilization program.

A client is observed pacing the hall with clenched fists and swearing at other clients. The nurse intervenes immediately to prevent the client from moving to which phase of the aggression cycle?