A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an adolescent who has a depressive disorder and a new prescription for sertraline (Zoloft).  Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia receives fluphenazine (Prolixin) from a home health nurse. The client refuses medication at one regularly scheduled home visit. Which nursing intervention is ethically appropriate?

When caring for a patient with anorexia nervosa, which nursing assessment should take priority?

An aging patient diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder takes an antipsychotic and a beta-adrenergic blocking agent for hypertension. Understanding the combined side effects of these drugs, which statement by a nurse is most appropriate?

A patient is 5’7″ tall and weighs 105 lbs. The patient has been taking laxatives daily and self-induces vomiting after eating. Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?

A nurse is admitting a client who has been diagnosed with PTSD. Which of the following symptoms might the nurse expect to assess? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is aware that positive symptoms are associated with schizophrenia. Which of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia? (Select all that apply.)           

  In using a language interpreter to conduct a nursing interview, the nurse should follow which of these guidelines?  (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is working in crisis intervention treatment. The nurse is aware that crisis intervention deals with the person’s present problem only. The goal of crisis intervention is which of the following? 

A nurse is presenting an in-service about the cycle of violence to nursing staff. The nurse should include that which of the following occurs during phase 1 of the cycle of violence?