1. Which data-gathering technique is employed during the assessment phase of the nursing process?

9. Which neurotransmitters would the nurse expect to be elevated in a client with a diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia?

3. Which nursing diagnosis is correctly formulated?

3. Without authorization, a nurse administers an extra dose of narcotic tranquilizer to an agitated client. The nurse’s coworker observes this action but does nothing for fear of repercussion. What is the ethical interpretation of the coworker’s lack of involvement?

17. Which example of a therapeutic communication technique would be most effective in the planning phase of the nursing process?

15. A mother rescues two of her four children from a house fire. In an emergency department, she cries, “I should have gone back in to get them. I should have died, not them.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of reflection?

17. Therapeutic community is based on which of Skinner’s assumptions? Select all that apply.

14. A patient with schizophrenia has recently begun a new medication, clozapine (Clozaril). Which is a fatal side effect that should be included in the teaching plan?

4. Which of the following is the priority nursing action during the orientation (introductory) phase of the nurse-client relationship?

5. Six months after a client’s spouse and children were killed in a car accident, the client is diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The nurse should recognize that this situation validates which study perspective?