The nurse is taking the history of a patient found in the street trying to stop traffic. The patient admits to multiple recent long episodes of severe depression. Then, 12 days ago, the patient described feeling elated and “on top of the world.” He recounts many days planning far-reaching projects that would “change the world,” and required only an hour of sleep once or twice. Patient is talking continuously in a rapid, rushed manner and cannot seem to complete a thought without jumping to the next. He sometimes sees things that others do not see. The nurse anticipates which diagnosis?

Two days after receiving a kidney transplant, the patient complains of flank pain. Which urine output, if reported by the unlicensed assistive personnel, is most concerning to the nurse? 

The nurse is planning to have a discussion with a patient regarding their terminal illness and end of life issues. Which of the following is the most appropriate setting in which to have this discussion?