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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? 

A client diagnosed with delirium becomes disoriented and confused at night.  Which intervention should the nurse implement initially? 

As a nurse, you understand that anorexia nervosa in adolescents may be related to

A client is preparing to attend a Gamblers Anonymous meeting for the first time.  The nurse should tell the client that which is the first step in this 12-step program? 

Which of the following statements best describes obsessive-compulsive personality disorder? 

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) provides standards of care for which of the following?

In the elderly, administering medication is a great concern for the nurse because these patients are more prone to side effects.  The primary cause of this is:

The LPN/LVN cares for a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia who still experiences hallucinations despite taking olanzapine.  The LPN/LVN recognizes that which is an effective nursing intervention for this client? 

The home health nurse visits a client at home and determines that the client is dependent on drugs.  During the assessment, which action should the nurse take to plan appropriate nursing care?