The unresponsive patient is brought to the emergency department with pinpoint pupils and a respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute. The nurse anticipates the patient’s toxicology results will be positive for which substance?

The nurse is providing education to the patient newly diagnosed with major depressive disorder. The nurse includes information on which derangement of neurotransmitters?

The grown child of an elderly woman with dementia is trying to provide his mother with in-home hospice. The caregiver providing in-home hospice for the elderly patient with dementia reports nearly constant verbal and physical abuse at the hands of the patient including degrading talk, biting, and scratching. How does the nurse manage this situation?