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An appropriate goal for a patient who is on behavior modification for anorexia nervosa is:

Which of the following is a positive sign of schizophrenia? 

A girl with suicidal thoughts would be most likely to have which symptoms (select all that apply)?

The LPN/LVN cares for a client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.  What will the LPN/LVN expect to find?

Your patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease keeps searching the unit for her mother who died many years ago.  How should you respond? 

How should you address Phil Collins, the newly admitted elderly patient, to your mental health unit?

An elderly patient has aphasia from a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).  Which need is priority?

A female victim of a sexual assault is being seen in the crisis center.  The client states that she still feels “as though the rape just happened yesterday,” even though it has been a few months since the incident.  Which is the most appropriate nursing response?

You find out that your schizophrenic patient is also using opioids to counteract the frightening hallucinations.  What terms are used to describe this (select all that apply) 

Your patient with schizophrenia who is English-speaking says “no acu moona” to you.  What is this called?