Which activity would you select as best for your patient in a manic state?

Which activity would you select as best for your patient in a manic state?

Of the following patient statements, which do nurses recognize as the highest risk for a patient to commit suicide?

Barbara is a new patient on your floor who is being assessed for several disorders, including suicide potential. You learn she attempts suicide every 6 to 12 months because she cannot tolerate living alone. She is unable to see two sides of a situation or an individual; they are either all good or all bad. You consider which of the following as a potential diagnosis for Barbara?

Tony is a 25-year-old male patient who is being treated at your hospital day-treatment center. Tony is very charming and seems popular. He has the ability to draw crowds around him, but you know he has been in trouble with the law several times since adolescence and lies constantly. You realize that Tony's behavior is most likely which personality disorder?

You find your patient with antisocial personality disorder smoking in the lounge. Which response is best?