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CAPELLA NURS 6021 BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Varcarolis: Chapter 12 Schizophrenia and Schizophr
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enia Spectrum Disorders
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EXAM CODE: CAPELLA NURS 6021 BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL C
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ONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS-101 dd dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. A newly admitted patient diagnosed with schizophrenia is hypervigilant and constantly sc
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ans the environment. The patient states, "I saw two doctors talking in the hall. They were plot
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ting to kill me." The nurse may correctly assess this behavior as:
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a. echolalia.
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b. an idea of reference.
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c. a delusion of infidelity.
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d. an auditory hallucination.
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[Verified Solution]: ANS: B Ideas of reference are misinterpretations of the verbalizations or actions o
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f others that give special personal meanings to these behaviors; for example, when seeing two people tal
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king, the individual assumes they are talking about him or her. The other terms do not correspond with
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the scenario. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 206 (Table 12-
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1) TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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Q2. 3. A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia says, "My co-
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workers are out to get me. I also saw two doctors plotting to kill me." How does this patient p
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erceive the environment? dd dd



a. Disorganized
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b. Dangerous
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c. Supportive
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d. Bizarre
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[Verified Solution]: ANS: B The patient sees the world as hostile and dangerous. This assessment is i
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mportant because the nurse can be more effective by using empathy to respond to the patient. Data are
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not present to support any of the other options. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehensi
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on) REF: Page 210 (Table 12-3) | Page 213 (Box 12-4)
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, Q3. 5. Which hallucination necessitates the nurse to implement safety measures? The patient s
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ays,
a. "I hear angels playing harps."
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b. "The voices say everyone is trying to kill me."
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c. "My dead father tells me I am a good person." d."The voices talk only at night when I'm trying to
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sleep."
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[Verified Solution]: ANS: B The correct response indicates the patient is experiencing paranoia. Paran
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oia often leads to fearfulness, and the patient may attempt to strike out at others to protect self. The dist
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racters are comforting hallucinations or do not indicate paranoia. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze
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d(Analysis) REF: Page 207 | Page 212- dd dd dd dd dd dd



213 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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Q4. 6. A patient's care plan includes monitoring for auditory hallucinations. Which assessmen
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t findings suggest the patient may be hallucinating?
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a. Detachment and overconfidence
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b. Darting eyes, tilted head, mumbling to self
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c. Euphoric mood, hyperactivity, distractibility
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d. Foot tapping and repeatedly writing the same phrase
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[Verified Solution]: ANS: B Clues to hallucinations include eyes looking around the room as though t
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o find the speaker, tilting the head to one side as though listening intently, and grimacing, mumbling, or
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talking aloud as though responding conversationally to someone. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Underst
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and (Comprehension) REF: Page 206-207 | Page 212-
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213 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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Q5. 7. A health care provider considers which antipsychotic medication to prescribe for a pati
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ent diagnosed with schizophrenia who has auditory hallucinations and poor social function. Th
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e patient is also overweight and hypertensive. Which drug should the nurse advocate?
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a. Clozapine (Clozaril)
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b. Ziprasidone (Geodon)
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c. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
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d. Aripiprazole (Abilify)
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[Verified Solution]: ANS: D Aripiprazole is a third-
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generation atypical antipsychotic effective against both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
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. It causes little or no weight gain and no increase in glucose, high- or low-
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density lipoprotein cholesterol, or triglycerides, making it a reasonable choice for a patient with obesity
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or heart disease. Clozapine may produce agranulocytosis, making it a poor choice as a first-
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line agent. Ziprasidone may prolong the QT interval, making it a poor choice for a patient with cardiac
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disease. Olanzapine fosters weight gain. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis) REF: Page 2
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15-219 (Table 12-5) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
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Q6. 8. A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the nurse, "I eat skiller. Tend to end. East
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er. It blows away. Get it?" Select the nurse's best response.
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a. "Nothing you are saying is clear."
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