A psychiatric–mental health nurse is teaching a class about social factors associated with mental illness at a community health center
When describing the influence of poverty and effects of the downward economic spiral on mental health, which population would the nurse identify as being the most at risk?
A) Older adults
B) Individuals with physical disabilities
C) Single-parent families
D) Homeless individuals
D
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A nurse manager is trying to educate the staff regarding efficiency and how it affects the unit's costs. Strategies to increase efficiency could include which of the following?
1. Increasing the number of unlicensed assistants providing direct nursing care 2. Limiting dressing supplies on the nursing unit 3. Labeling the cost of each item in the clean supply closet 4. Eliminating staff education sessions
Clonidine is approved for the treatment of which conditions? (Select all that apply.)
a. ADHD b. Hypertension c. Opioid withdrawal d. Severe pain e. Smoking cessation
During a jury trial, the presence of a nurse-patient relationship is questioned. What kind of question is this and who would determine it?
1. Law to be determined by the judge 2. Fact to be determined by the judge 3. Law to be determined by the jury 4. Fact to be determined by the jury
A novice nurse in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) has just performed post-mortem care on a premature infant who passed away. The novice nurse asks to be excused near the end of the shift
Which interventions can be implemented to support this nurse? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Schedule additional education on bereavement care 2. Ask a seasoned nurse to talk with the novice nurse 3. Tell the nurse it is ok to grieve with the family 4. Recommend that the nurse transfer to another unit 5. Assign the nurse to stable clients only