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This condition is a result of long term use of antipsychotics characterized by tongue protrusion, teeth grinding and lip smacking:

A patient at the clinic describes periods of sadness and poor motivation as well as episodes of elation and euphoria over the past 3 years. The patient adds, “Fortunately, I have been able to keep my job despite these mood changes.” These findings are most consistent with which disorder?

A patient is withdrawn and paranoid. Which intervention demonstrates appropriate use of touch with this patient?

When caring for patients withdrawing from alcohol, the nurse should plan measures that recognize:

A nurse caring for a person with Histrionic personality disorder expects which assessment findings?

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disease that affects motor function and emotional instability. Degenerative changes are seen in the caudate nucleus and the globus-pallidus. However, the most significant deterioration in seen in what part of the brain which is responsible for synthesis of which neurotransmitter?

A middle-aged male client comes into the clinic for “frequency” and “small amounts of urine at a time.”  The nurse realizes that this client might be experiencing symptoms of:

A nurse is preparing educational material to present to a female client who has frequent urinary tract infections. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply

A client had a transurethral prostatectomy for benign prostatic hypertrophy. He’s currently being treated with a continuous bladder irrigation and is complaining of an incrase in severity of bladder spasms. Which of the interventions should be done first?

A middle-aged male client comes into the clinic for “frequency” and “small amounts of urine at a time.”  The nurse realizes that this client might be experiencing symptoms of: