Question 1 See full question
A client with schizophrenia repeatedly uses profanity during an activity therapy session. Which response
by the nurse is
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You Selected:
"Your behavior won't be tolerated. Go to your room immediately."
Correct response:
"Your cursing is interrupting the activity. Take time out in your room for 10 minutes."
Explanation:
Remediation:
Question 2 See full question
When conducting a mental status examination with a newly admitted client who has a diagnosis of
paranoid schizophrenia, the client states, “I am being followed; it is not safe. They are monitoring my
every move.” In which area of the mental status examination should the nurse document this information?
You Selected:
insight
Correct response:
thought content
Explanation:
Question 1 See full question
A client with delusional thinking who is overweight and tends to eat when
stressed shows a lack of interest in eating at meal times. She states that she
is unworthy of eating and that her children will die if she eats. Which nursing
action is most appropriate for this client?
You Selected:
Paying special attention to the client's meal-related rituals and
emotions
Correct response:
Restricting the client's access to food except at specified meal and
snack times
Explanation:
Remediation:
Question 2 See full question
A client is about to be discharged with a prescription for the antipsychotic
agent haloperidol, 10 mg by mouth twice per day. During a discharge
teaching session, a nurse should provide which instruction to the client?
You Selected:
Apply a sunscreen before exposure to the sun.
Correct response:
Apply a sunscreen before exposure to the sun.
Explanation:
Remediation:
Question 3 See full question
A client has been receiving chlorpromazine, an antipsychotic, to treat his
psychosis. Which findings should alert the nurse that the client is
experiencing pseudoparkinsonism?
You Selected:
Tremors, shuffling gait, and masklike face
Correct response:
Tremors, shuffling gait, and masklike face
Explanation:
Remediation:
Question 4 See full question
Which response demonstrates that the parents of a child with newly
diagnosed schizophrenia understand their child's diagnosis?
You Selected:
"We'll watch him swallow his daily pills and call the physician if he
doesn't."
Correct response:
"We'll watch him swallow his daily pills and call the physician if he
doesn't."
Explanation:
Remediation:
Question 5 See full question
During a home visit for a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
discharged 1 week ago, the client’s mother tearfully states, “I can hardly
sleep because I am so worried about my daughter. I am afraid to leave her
alone in the house. What if something should happen while I am gone?”
Which caregiver problem would be the most inclusive one for the nurse to
incorporate into the client’s plan of care?
You Selected:
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