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After hospital discharge, what is the priority intervention for a patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is taking antimanic medication, as well as for the patient’s family?

An appropriate goal for the treatment plan of a client with manic behavior would be: Client will demonstrate:    

A client resists getting up in the morning and tells the psychiatric technician, “I feel awful.  I couldn’t get to sleep last night.”  Which of the following responses best conveys empathy and support?    

A patient experiencing mania dances around the unit, seldom sits, monopolizes conversations, interrupts, and intrudes. Which nursing intervention will best assist the patient with energy conservation?

The best dinner choice for a manic client who is also hyperactive would be (a):    

Someone has developed a C. diff infection from overuse of antibiotics. Under normal circumstances with good hygiene would this be considered a communicable or non-communicable disease. 

Which of these tissues or areas is usually considered free of 

All honorably discharged veterans are entitled to both a government-furnished headstone and medallion.

Burial flags are available to __________.

E. coli in someone’s stomach not causing any distress would be considered