Experiences of loss are normal and essential in human life. Nurses must understand the common stages of grief to help patient’s process loss. Select all of the stages noted in Kubler Ross’s Stages of Grieving model.

A client who has ingested a corrosive material arrives in the emergency department triage unit. Which action by the nurse should be the initial priority?

Comments on exams 1 and 2 content and format (For example, were exams easy, hard, ok? Do you feel the classes prepared you well going into the exams? etc.)    

The nurse is providing care to a victim of a poisonous snake bite. Which intervention should be the nurse’s first action?             

A mother is taking her young adult son home from the psychiatric in-patient facility. Her son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has been receiving treatment for the three weeks. The mother states, “I do not know how I am going to be able to take care of my son with a life-long mental illness.” Which of the following responses is most appropriate at this time?

The nurse is evaluating a client for the presence of tardive dyskinesia. Which clinical evaluation would the nurse use?

Which of the following assessment findings could the nurse expect to see if a patient is taking escitalopram and begins to develop serotonin syndrome? Select all that apply.

A woman who is severely depressed begins to improve. Which of these behaviors may be indicative of an impending suicide attempt?

As a trauma nurse, you anticipate which team member will establish priorities for the patient’s care and authorize the interventions and procedures.      

In order to evaluate the safety and quality of care provided to patients, the Joint Commission has established National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). Which of the following are NPSGs? Select all that apply.