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A patient is observed in the dining area of the psychiatric unit yelling “STOP” to herself. What behavioral therapy technique is being used?

Joe is seeing his primary care provider with complaints of headaches and stomach aches. Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that Joe may be experiencing a mental illness?

A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is discussing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the underlying reason clients with OCD perform ritualistic behaviors?

A nurse is discussing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the underlying reason clients with OCD perform ritualistic behaviors?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He states, “I don’t care what the doctors say, there is no way I can have HIV, and I don’t need treatment for something I don’t have.” The nurse identifies that the client is experiencing which of the following types of crisis?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He states, “I don’t care what the doctors say, there is no way I can have HIV, and I don’t need treatment for something I don’t have.” The nurse identifies that the client is experiencing which of the following types of crisis?

A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is assessing a client who has bipolar disorder. Which of the following findings indicates the client is at risk for suicide?

Which intervention by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy?

A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is assessing a client who has bipolar disorder. Which of the following findings indicates the client is at risk for suicide?