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londonang

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The psychiatric-mental health nurse is admitting a new client to the psychiatric unit. Given the contemporary neurobiological perspective of mental disorders, the nurse's priority assessment is:
 
  A) A family history of mental illness.
  B) The content and frequency of recent dreams.
  C) The degree of satisfaction with interpersonal relationships.
  D) A description of self-esteem.

Question 2

Which of the following would be a priority nursing intervention in caring for a client following an overdose of an antipsychotic medication?
 
  A) Administering haloperidol (Haldol) for sedation
  B) Controlling hypertension
  C) Administering IV fluids with NaCl for hyponatremia
  D) Maintaining a patent airway


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Ksanderson1296

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


londonang

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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