A client is admitted to the hospital with dementia related to Parkinson’s disease. The client is being treated for a fractured tibia from a recent fall. The nurse should assess the client’s history for use of which type of medication as a possible contributor to an increase in the client’s cognitive impairment?

A group of nursing students is reviewing the various theories related to the etiology of schizophrenia. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which neurotransmitter as being responsible for hallucinations and delusions?

A client diagnosed with bipolar disorder, having experienced a depressive episode, is prescribed lamotrigine. After educating the client on this medication, the nurse determines that the education was successful when the client makes which statement?

A psychiatric–mental health clinical nurse specialist is preparing a seminar about major depression. What would the nurse most likely include? Select all that apply.

A nurse is working with a client who is anticipating the possibility of leaving an abusive relationship. In helping the client arrive at the decision to leave or to stay in the abusive situation, which would be most important for the nurse to do?

A nurse is preparing to interview a client who has a delusional disorder. Which assessment would the nurse expect?

During assessment of a client diagnosed with depression, the client states, “I just feel so sad and hopeless. I just don’t care anymore. I don’t even enjoy doing the crossword puzzles like I used to.” The nurse documents this finding as indicative of which condition?

An emergency department nurse is assessing a client with traumatic injuries. To assess whether or not the client’s injuries have resulted from abuse, which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask the client?

The plan of care for a client demonstrating frequent anger includes behavioral interventions. What would the nurse be likely to find?

Humanistic theory and psychoanalytic theory are similar in that _____