You are caring for an adolescent patient who has swallowed all of his mother's sleeping pills and pain pills. The patient has had a gastric lavage and is able to answer questions. The best question to ask this patient is:

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Question 1 of 5

You are caring for an adolescent patient who has swallowed all of his mother's sleeping pills and pain pills. The patient has had a gastric lavage and is able to answer questions. The best question to ask this patient is:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A patient with borderline personality disorder approaches you and voices concern that she is being ignored and feels unimportant. The patient blames the nursing staff for these feelings because the nurses are not paying attention to her. Your best therapeutic response to this patient is:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Schizotypal personality disorder may be confused with what other psychiatric disorder?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Theodore, a 45-year-old male, is admitted to a mental health unit displaying inappropriate behavior. The patient has been responding to voices when no one is in the room and isolating himself in his room. Which of the following best describes this patient?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client prescribed isocarboxazid (Marplan). The nurse will tell the client to anticipate which side effect?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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