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Which situation contradicts the ethical principle of veracity?

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia refuses to take medication, citing the right of autonomy. Under which circumstance would a nurse have the right to medicate the client?

A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 3000 mL IV to infuse over 24 hr. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (do not include unit of measurement) _______

A nurse is behaving extremely hostile toward a newly admitted client she has just met, without apparent reason. According to Freudian theory, which of the following phenomena has occurred? 

Which situation demonstrate behavior in which a nurse could be held liable? (Select all the apply.)

A 20-year-old client with major depressive disorder refuses to eat and has lost 20 pounds in a month. The client reports hopelessness and lack self-esteem. The client tells the nurse “I have a gun and when I get out of here, I’m going to kill myself.” What intervention by the nurse is the highest priority? 

A nurse working in a mental health facility observes a client attempting to hit another client. In response, the nurse pushes the client attempting to hit the other client into the wall. This act is an example of ____________ committed by the nurse.

Resilience is characteristic of mental health that allows people to adapt to tragedies, trauma, and loss. Which client behavior demonstrates this characteristic?

A patient says to the nurse, “My father has been dead for over 10 years, but talking to you is as comforting as the talks he and I had when I was a child.” Which term applies to the patient’s comment?

A nurse listens to a group of recent retirees. One says, “I volunteer with Meals on Wheels, coach teen sports, and do church visitation.” Another laughs and says, “I’m too busy taking care of myself to volunteer to help others.” Which psychosocial developmental task do these statements contrast?