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The physiologic changes that normally occur in the older adult have which of the following implications for the nurse who is assessing drug responses in this patient population?

A nurse conducting a mental status examination should plan to:

Upon admission to a locked inpatient unit, the registered nurse conducts a variety of assessments to determine the current status and needs of the newly admitted patient . Completing a suicide risk and lethality assessment allows the nurse to:

(1/2) TJ is a 54-year-old (though appears older than her stated age) Caucasian female brought in by the police after she was found walking down the street in her pajamas and a parka at 0100 on a hot summer night. Her hair is disheveled and appears unkempt.  Although cooperative with the interview, her responses consist of one to two word answers. She appears guarded. Posture is slumped with head tilting to the right side. Eye contact is minimal. Patient admits to feeling fearful and anxious. Affect is blunted. Patient denies suicidal/homicidal ideation or intent.  Patient looks up and intermittently whispers softly to herself.  When questioned states “At night, God talks to me through the television telling me to leave my house and repent or die. I do not know if dogs can die, but dying Easter eggs at Christmas is what I do best. Are you the best?” The patient’s verbal expression provides an opportunity to assess:

What does it mean to be “trauma-informed” in the way you care for everyone? Select all that apply.

If a patient loses a Reise Hearing, the nurse may:

Walking down the aisle of a local grocery store, a nurse encounters a patient she has recently cared for on an inpatient mental health unit. What is the most respectful response the nurse can make?

Patients expect a nurse to act in their best interests and to respect their dignity. This means that a nurse abstains from attaining personal gain at the patient’s expense and refrains from jeopardizing the therapeutic nurse–patient relationship. At times, boundaries are crossed while attempting to meet a special therapeutic need of the patient. Which of the following scenarios are considered boundary violations?  Select all that apply.

Silence can be an extremely valuable therapeutic technique. The therapeutic value of silence includes:

Which situation presents an example of the basic concept of the recovery model?