A 30-year-old male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. His family reports that for the past 2 months he has been in constant motion, sleeping very little, spending lots of money, and has been full of ideas. During the initial assessment with the client, the nurse would expect him to exhibit which of the following?

A 30-year-old male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. His family reports that for the past 2 months he has been in constant motion, sleeping very little, spending lots of money, and has been full of ideas. During the initial assessment with the client, the nurse would expect him to exhibit which of the following?

The best approach a nurse can use to gain information relating to a patient's potential for suicide is to ask:

Denise is brought by ambulance to the emergency room with agitation related to an overdose of prescribed antipsychotic medication. Initially the most important piece of information the charge nurse should obtain is:

A patient who is diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder is constantly using the call light or following the nursing staff into other patients' rooms to ask, 'Are you sure I look good? You know they can't get along without me at work. When can I leave here?' As the nurse caring for this patient, one of your goals for the patient will include all of the following except:

Your male patient tells you that he has women throwing themselves at him everywhere he goes. From this statement, what is the most likely personality disorder he is exhibiting?