A Gulf War veteran has been homeless since being discharged from military service. He is now diagnosed with schizophrenia. The nurse practitioner recognizes that assertive community treatment (ACT) is a good option for this patient since ACT provides:

A Gulf War veteran has been homeless since being discharged from military service. He is now diagnosed with schizophrenia. The nurse practitioner recognizes that assertive community treatment (ACT) is a good option for this patient since ACT provides:

A nurse is discussing borderline personality disorder and the risk for self-harm with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following situations should the nurse identify as the highest risk for self-harm?

A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is discussing the development of anxiety-related disorders in children to a group of parents. The nurse should include that which of the following is an adverse childhood experience (ACE) that can contribute to the development of an anxiety disorder?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been brought into an emergency department of a large hospital. The client's family state that the client 'took some kind of drugs.' The client is dizzy, has recently vomited, and is experiencing paranoia, yelling, 'Stay away from me! You are going to kill me!' The client alternates yelling with mumbling and gesturing. Their eyes are darting back and forth as they are talking to the wall. The nurse should suspect the client has used which of the following substances?

A nurse is teaching the family of a client who has a new diagnosis of borderline personality disorder about the disorder. Which of the following information should be the nurse's priority?