HESI RN EXIT CASE STUDY: SCHIZOPHRENIA UPDATED
AND REVISED IN 2024-2025 DECEMBER
Based on this assessment, what is the most important nursing
intervention?
A. Establish rapport and trust.
B. Assess for hallucinations.
C. Maintain adequate social space.
D. Plan to give a PRN antipsychotic.
A. Establish rapport and trust.
Which behavior is characteristic of a thought disorder?
A. Blunted affect.
B. Irritability.
C. Lability of mood.
D. Preoccupation with guilty feelings.
A. Blunted affect.
The nurse understands that schizophrenia can be differentiated from
psychosis by which assessment?
A. Disorganized speech.
B. Disorganized behavior.
C. Auditory hallucinations.
D. Negative symptoms.
D. Negative symptoms.
, Which finding depicts negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
A. Difficulty sitting still.
B. Rapid and disorganized speech.
C. Flat affect and social inattentiveness.
D. Delusional statements.
C. Flat affect and social inattentiveness.
What is the most accurate assessment if the client believes that the
healthcare providers are FBI agents and that there are cameras in his
apartment to monitor his moves?
A. Hallucinations.
B. Delusions.
C. Confabulation.
D. Thought broadcasting.
B. Delusions.
Which nursing problem has priority?
A. Ineffective community coping.
B. Disturbed thought processes.
C. Sensory-perceptual disturbance.
D. Ineffective denial.
B. Disturbed thought processes.
What is the reason that Prolixin is prescribed for this client?
A. Disorganized thoughts.
B. Difficulty sleeping at night.
AND REVISED IN 2024-2025 DECEMBER
Based on this assessment, what is the most important nursing
intervention?
A. Establish rapport and trust.
B. Assess for hallucinations.
C. Maintain adequate social space.
D. Plan to give a PRN antipsychotic.
A. Establish rapport and trust.
Which behavior is characteristic of a thought disorder?
A. Blunted affect.
B. Irritability.
C. Lability of mood.
D. Preoccupation with guilty feelings.
A. Blunted affect.
The nurse understands that schizophrenia can be differentiated from
psychosis by which assessment?
A. Disorganized speech.
B. Disorganized behavior.
C. Auditory hallucinations.
D. Negative symptoms.
D. Negative symptoms.
, Which finding depicts negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
A. Difficulty sitting still.
B. Rapid and disorganized speech.
C. Flat affect and social inattentiveness.
D. Delusional statements.
C. Flat affect and social inattentiveness.
What is the most accurate assessment if the client believes that the
healthcare providers are FBI agents and that there are cameras in his
apartment to monitor his moves?
A. Hallucinations.
B. Delusions.
C. Confabulation.
D. Thought broadcasting.
B. Delusions.
Which nursing problem has priority?
A. Ineffective community coping.
B. Disturbed thought processes.
C. Sensory-perceptual disturbance.
D. Ineffective denial.
B. Disturbed thought processes.
What is the reason that Prolixin is prescribed for this client?
A. Disorganized thoughts.
B. Difficulty sleeping at night.
