NURS 2872

The nurse is caring for an adult male client with catatonic schizophrenia who is mute and motionless. What is the priority nursing problem? A. Impaired mobility. B. Ineffective individual coping. C. Impaired verbal communication. D. High risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalance. - Answer ANS: D. High risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalance. Maintaining physiological stability by first addressing basic physiological needs is the priority. A client who is in a catatonic or stupo...

. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced practice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a. Conduct mental health assessments. b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. c. Establish therapeutic relationships. d. Individualize nursing care plans. - Answer ANS: B In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to masters-prepared nurse practitioners who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse prepared at...

The emergency department nurse is caring for a client who arrives with altered mental status search speech pinpoint pupils, Bradypnea and hypertension. The nurse is concerned that the client is experiencing? - Answer Opioid intoxication The school nurse has performed an assessment on a six-year-old child who has been sent to the office after a teacher developed concerns for his safety. Was finding will lead the nurse to investigate other signs of neglect? - Answer The child is frequentl...

A male patient in the psychiatric unit experiencing a state of mania is walking the halls completely naked. How should the nurse respond initially? (select all that apply) Quietly escort the patient to his room. Tell the patient he will be secluded if he does not get dressed. Ask the other patients to go to their rooms. Confront the patient and insist he get dressed. Encourage the patient to get dressed. Withhold family visits due to inappropriate behavior. - Answer Quietly...

Medical insurance coverage for medical illnesses is greater than for psychiatric illnesses. What term best describes this discrepancy? Medical noncompliance. Stigmatism related to medical coverage. Lack of parity. Limited access to services. - Answer Lack of parity. Rationale: Parity refers to the various inequities inherent in any health care system. Many health plans cover the costs of psychotropic drugs at far lower rates than they do for other medications. Health care inequities ...