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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?

The nurse who is counseling a client with dissociative identity disorder should understand that the assessment of highest priority is:

The nurse is participating in a community health fair for domestic violence prevention.  What information should the nurse include in her teaching about domestic violence prevention?

A nurse assists a victim of intimate partner violence to create a plan for escape if it becomes necessary. The plan should include which components? (Select all that apply) 

Name these strutures that anchor AV valves  

Name the vessel entering the atrium  

What are the units associated with hemoglobin?