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One very important thing that a mental health nurse provides a client who is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit when they are unable to speak for themselves is ________.

Stress and anxiety are similar but not the same. Choose the best statement about these conditions.

A nurse wants to advocate for clients to reduce the stigma of mental illness. To achieve this, the nurse should focus on what fundamental mental health nursing practice?

When an older person suddenly becomes confused, it is most often caused by what treatable condition?

Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors in the central nervous system. When a person misuses an opioid, it causes the person to feel ________.

A psychiatric-mental health nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with anxiety. What is the best first action by the nurse when the client is observed sitting in the noisy day room, at a table by themselves, shaking and hyperventilating?

It can be difficult for many people with a personality disorder to maintain a healthy relationship with another person. Besides both parties learning about the challenges faced by a person with a personality disorder, what helps to protect the well-being of both parties?

True or false? The psychosocial assessment focuses on the client’s well-being in relation to their mental health.

A client is mourning the loss of their spouse, which occurred six months ago. No matter what the nurse says to try to support the client, the response is one of irritation. The nurse recognizes that the client is most likely ________.

The parent of a sixteen-year-old client who has been newly diagnosed with anxiety disorder tells the nurse, “I have told Peter many times that he just needs to strengthen his resolve and he will be fine. Our family does not have mental health problems.” Which would be the most therapeutic response by the nurse?