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| a child being treated with antipsychotic medication is complaining of dry mouth, blurred vision, and constipation. the nurse's response to these complaints should be based on the knowledge that these symptoms are: |
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| anticholinergic side effects |
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| the nurses assess a client who somatizes psychological distress. what is the explanation for this cultural pattern? |
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| merging of the mind, spirit, and body |
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| a client with schizophrenia who admits to auditory hallucinations anxiously tells the nurse " the voice is telling me to do things" what priority assessment question will the nurse ask? |
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| what is the voice telling you to do |
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| what meal would the nurse order for a client on a tyramine diet? |
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| mashed potatoes, ground beef patty, corn, green beans, and apple pie |
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| the AIMS is used to assess what adverse effect of 1st gen antipsychotics? |
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| "my partner beat me, but it was because I did not do the laundry," a young adult said. what is the nurse's next action? |
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| document injuries with a body map |
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| selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work by blocking the action of monoamine oxidase in the synapse |
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| the nurse is caring for a patient with delrium. what factor distinguishes delrium from dementia? |
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| it is due to multiple eitologies |
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| a disheveled, severely depressed client with psychomotor retardation has not showered for several days. what therapeutic technique would the nurse use for the client? |
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| give step by step reminders |
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| hospice patient refuses to eat. a family member asks the nurse can my mom eat through a tube?" |
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| the force feeding of your mom may cause discomfort and lease to aspiration pneumonia |
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| positive symtoms of schizo associated with alterations in the pts speech patterns |
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| clang, word salad, associative looseness, echolalia |
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| the nurse had ID a violation of a clients rights during a chart audit |
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| a client was not allowed to have visitors |
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| lab report for a client taking clozaril shows wbc of 3000 mm3 and decreased neutrophil count. whats the nurses priority? |
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| assess pt for signs of infection |
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| which guiding principle is used by psychiatric inpatient staff when addressing behavioral crisis? |
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| resolve with the lease restrictive intervention possible |
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| the nurse is caring for a pt with delrium and altered perceptions. what is the priority intervention? |
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| provide a consistent physical environment and daily routine |
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| 4 year old suspected of autism disorder? |
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| sterotyped and repititve motor behaviors |
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| 18 year old is referred to the mh center by the hcp. has a bmi of 16 and has amenorrhea |
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| a client who is being admitted for depression should be assessed for disturbances... |
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| how would you decribe your thinking |
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| which finding is associated with medical complications of bulemia [sata] |
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| policemen brought a client to mh facility for admission |
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| imparied judgement and labile mood |
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