A nurse is in the day room of an acute care mental health facility with a group of clients who are watching television. Suddenly, one of the clients jumps up screaming and runs out of the room. What should the nurse do next?

A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client to an acute mental health unit following a suicide attempt. The client has a history of depression, substance abuse, and anorexia nervosa. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse in a community clinic is speaking to a parent who expresses concern for her adolescent son. Which of the following statements by the mother should indicate to the nurse that the adolescent is at risk for suicide?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a newly-admitted client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include?

A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. The nurse observes that the client has developed a stooped posture and shuffling gait. The nurse should document these findings as which of the following extrapyramidal side effects of haloperidol?