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The nurse assesses the speech pattern of the patient’s:

Mr. Jones is a 35-year-old male with severe depression and has had failed treatment with SSRIs such as Citalopram (Celexa) and Fluoxetine (Prozac). He has a passive suicide ideation and has recently been unemployed after his anergia, poor concentration, and anhedonia. He has also lost 20 lbs in the last 3 months and has a poor appetite. He is scheduled for ECT tomorrow, and you are his nurse.If ECT is contraindicated for Mr. Jones because of his history of intracranial pressure and cardiac arrest, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) may be an alternative if (choose the best answer):

The risk of experiencing serotonin syndrome is increased when SSRIs are given with monoamine oxidase inhibitors such as phenelzine (Nardil). Serotonin syndrome is best characterized in which of the following?

Mr. Jones is a 55-year-old divorced white male who was recently fired from his job. He lives alone in an apartment, and his sister, who lives nearby, called the police when she found no food in his refrigerator, his house was in shambles, and he threatened “to shoot himself.” When the police arrived, they placed him on an involuntary hold 5150 for danger to self (DTS). You are his admitting nurse in Psychiatric Emergency. In the ambulance, his blood pressure is 180/96, his pulse is 96, respirations are 20 with pulse ox at 99%, and his temperature is 98.6. He looks down and is moving around a lot in his chair.Mr. Jones endorses these common symptoms of major depression (select all that apply):

Mr. Jones is a 55-year-old divorced white male who was recently fired from his job. He lives alone in an apartment, and his sister, who lives nearby, called the police when she found no food in his refrigerator, his house was in shambles, and he threatened “to shoot himself.” When the police arrived, they placed him on an involuntary hold 5150 for danger to self (DTS). In the ambulance, his blood pressure is 180/96, his pulse is 96, respirations are 20 with pulse ox at 99%, and his temperature is 98.6. He looks down and is moving around a lot in his chair.When conducting an admission assessment for Mr. Jones on the psychiatric unit, your first nursing priority is (select the best answer):

Tiffany is a 16-year-old teenager who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and continually washes her hands until they are cracked and bleeding. She was placed on the inpatient unit on a 5150 after a recent suicide attempt in which she overdosed on her mother’s sleeping pills in the medicine cabinet. She is medically stable and receiving treatment for Major Depression and OCD. You are her assigned nurse, and when you approach her room, you hear her in the bathroom washing her hands.The nurse investigates triggers to Tiffany’s anxiety and rituals by asking (choose the best answer):

Mr. Jones is a 55-year-old divorced white male who was recently fired from his job. He lives alone in an apartment, and his sister, who lives nearby, called the police when she found no food in his refrigerator, his house was in shambles, and he threatened to shoot himself. When the police arrived, they placed him on an involuntary hold 5150 for danger to self (DTS). In the ambulance, his blood pressure is 180/96, his pulse is 96, respirations are 20 with pulse ox at 99%, and his temperature is 98.6. He looks down and is moving around a lot in his chair.Priority discharge planning for Mr. Jones should include: (select all that apply)

Mr. Jones is a 35-year-old male with severe depression and has had failed treatment with SSRIs such as Citalopram (Celexa) and Fluoxetine (Prozac). He has passive suicide ideation and has recently been unemployed after his anergia, poor concentration, and anhedonia. He has also lost 20 lbs in the last 3 months and has a poor appetite. He is scheduled for ECT tomorrow, and you are his nurse.These non-medication modalities may also be effective for Mr. Jones’ depression, and they include (select all that apply):

Mr. Jones is a 35-year-old male with severe depression and has had failed treatment with SSRIs such as Citalopram (Celexa) and Fluoxetine (Prozac). He has a passive suicide ideation and has recently been unemployed after his anergia, poor concentration, and anhedonia. He has also lost 20 lbs in the last 3 months and has a poor appetite. He is scheduled for ECT tomorrow, and you are his nurse.Some important considerations prior to ECT may be on a Pre-Op checklist that the nurse completes and some interventions include (select all that apply):

The nurse is evaluating if a patient who made a suicide attempt several days ago is recovering. Which observation suggests the patient’s mood is improving? (Choose the correct answer)

Mr. Greene is an 85-year-old male placed on a 5150 by the crisis team after his nurse called them. He was living alone until his home health nurse found him crying out in pain, clutching onto his leg in the kitchen. “I’m so tired,” he says.Some yes or no questions on the geriatric depression scale may include (select all that apply)