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During SAMPLE, when assessing a patient’s pertinent past history, you should ask which of the following questions?

Your first goal in the care of a patient with an eating disorder is:

The nurse is assisting in the preparation of an educational seminar on anxiety disorders. Which anxiety disorders does the nurse make sure are included in this presentation? (Select all that apply.)

A patient recovering from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe depression is confused and wants to know what has been done. Which action by the nurse is best?

Which of the following are true about Alcoholics Anonymous? (Select all that apply)

Your patient is on donepezil HCL. This tells you your patient has which disorder?

When is schizophrenia most likely to be diagnosed?

The nurse has a coworker who becomes extremely upset when any spider is noticed, regardless of the size or type. Which characteristic of the coworker’s phobia is untrue?

A patient diagnosed with a mental illness is being considered for psychotherapy. Which goals does the nurse realize for this treatment? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is recently transferred to a mental health unit and asks the registered nurse (RN) about how health care providers (HCPs) decide about what diagnosis to give patients. Which information from the RN is correct?