The nurse is providing a shift report on a client with borderline personality disorder. What behavior by the client would the nurse correctly describe as “splitting?”

A patient was diagnosed with major depressive disorder with seasonal pattern. During which month are the patient’s symptoms likely to be most acute? 

A nurse is assessing a client with schizophrenia. The client states, “I’ve had chronolixation and mentrified thoughts all morning. The chronolixation makes it hard for me to think, and the mentrification of my thoughts is new.” The nurse would correctly chart this alteration in speech as:

The nurse is caring for various clients prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for depression. The nurse recognizes that which of the following groups is at highest risk for suicidal ideation when starting SSRIs:

The nurse caring for clients with bipolar disorder understands that bipolar I and bipolar II differ in:

A client with major depressive disorder has a prescription for sertraline (Zoloft) 100 mg PO daily. The client has available How many tablets will the nurse advise the client to take daily?

The postpartum nurse is assessing a client with major depressive disorder with peripartum onset. The client states, “I’ve been hearing a voice.” The best initial response by the nurse is to:

A client with major depressive disorder (MDD) tells the nurse, “I can’t seem to focus or pay attention to anything. I’m afraid I’m going to lose my job if I can’t get this under control.” The nurse understands that this comment is most specifically an example of which of the following symptoms of MDD

The nurse manager is teaching a group of nurse interns about personality disorders. Which of the following statements is true about personality disorders in general?

The nurse is referring an adult client with borderline personality disorder to a therapist who specializes in dialectical behavioral therapy. This is an example of: