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An adolescent was at the medication window waiting to receive their medications. Upon taking their medications, the nurse notice the client not swallowing their medications. With the younger population, the nurse knows which safety precaution need to be done?

A nurse is teaching new nurses the effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic medications. The nurse knows that the class needs more teaching when which statement by the class is mentioned? 

A supervisor observes inconsistency in the psychiatric-mental health nurse’s behavior toward a patient. The nurse is unreasonably concerned, overly kind, or irrationally hostile. The most appropriate explanation is that the nurse is displaying. 

A nurse was given an order by the psychiatrist to start the first does of Clozaril 12.5mg po bid x 7 days on a client who was just admitted to the unit on yesterday.  The nurse knows the risk of this medication and knows they will need to do the following nursing actions.   Select all that apply.

Patients diagnosed with a mental illness are guaranteed the same civil rights as other citizens and are able to receive the same rights and privilege’s as a U.S. citizen. Identified the following. Select all that apply. 

A client with a mental diagnosis of schizophrenia is scheduled to have surgery for a right knee replacement today. The client is stating to the nurse, ” I am ready to get on my space ship so that I can go home to get my new leg.” The nurse knows the clients state of mind and will continue to provide which patient rights? Select all that apply. 

A child presents to a behavioral hospital with some disruptive behaviors in the home. The nurse knows that obtaining information from the child can be challenging at times if the child has a mental health or developmental disorder. What assessment tool will the nurse use to assess the child during the admission process?

A client with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) presented to the emergency room with a family member after reporting the client constantly washes his hands several times in the day and night hours. The client has been admitted for 3 days. The client and the nurse collaborated to create interventions to assist with the clients OCD. Which interventions would be appropriate interventions? ( Select all that apply.)

A client is scheduled to have visitation with their family and the nurse knows that safety is priority upon the client returning back to the unit. Which priority plans needs to be established upon the client returning to the unit. Select all that apply. 

When a seclusion and a restraint is initiated, the RN will need to make sure the following steps are done. Select all that apply.