A new nurse states, “I must pay attention to those clients with insurance before tending to those without insurance, because clients with insurance are how the hospital makes money.” This is a violation of which ethical principle?

Nurses develop empathy with their clients while gathering information about the client. Which of the following actions by the nurse is non-therapeutic?

A client in the mental health facility asks the nurse for their personal phone number and says they’d like to go on a date after discharge. Which is the nurse’s best response in this situation?

The nurse asks the client, “What was it like for you when you first learned about your diagnosis?” The client looks down and pauses without speaking for some time. Which action by the nurse is most therapeutic?

Which client in the emergency room requires involuntary admission to the mental health facility?

A client with depression is admitted to treatment on a voluntary basis. While in the hospital, the client makes several comments about wanting to “kill herself” The client tells staff they intend to leave against medical advice. Which would be the most appropriate action by the nursing staff?

The client is preparing for discharge and asks the nurse about the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI). How does the nurse best describe NAMI?

A client on the mental health unit creates a painting and the staff hang it up in the activity room. Which level on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is addressed in this situation?

Which would be the least optimal environment for therapeutic communication for a client who has difficulty maintaining boundaries, and a history of being sexually inappropriate?

A nurse takes a patient who has been admitted to the hospital for 3 weeks outside for fresh air. Which ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating?