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The nurse is caring for a client who has just been diagnosed with cancer. The client states that he will “never be able to cope with this situation.” The nurse is aware that coping is defined as what?

One of the goals of a therapeutic community is for clients to become more independent and accept self-responsibility.  By incorporating caring interventions, the nurse knows that which of the following approaches by staff would best encourage fulfillment of this goal?  

After getting a paper cut on her finger, the client begins yelling, “Help I’m bleeding and it won’t stop. Call 9-1-1.” This behavior is consistent with which personality disorder diagnosis? 

The client who has a new order for an SSRI to treat her depression says, “I don’t want to take this medicine because I don’t understand how it works.” What is the BEST response from the nurse?

Which client question/statement, made about one half (½) hour before a scheduled ECT treatment, would result in cancellation of the treatment?

A client at the crisis intervention clinic reports the following problems: she was severely burned as a child, her husband left her 1 year ago, her son was jailed on drug charges 6 months ago, she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and hypertension 3 months ago and, she was evicted yesterday and has no place to live. Which of the client’s problems is appropriate for crisis intervention therapy? 

What would be considered a positive symptom of the disease exhibited by the client with Schizophrenia? 

A client is taking lithium carbonate and asks why regular blood tests are needed. The nurse explains that it is to detect lithium toxicity. Which of the following are signs and symptoms of Lithium (Lithobid) toxicity? 

The nurse is planning care for a client who was admitted to the hospital after threatening to harm himself when he was stopped by the police for speeding. He is diagnosed with alcoholism, depression, and anxiety. Which of the following ordered medications does the nurse question administering to the client? 

Of the following pharmacological agents, which is not useful for treating anxiety disorders?