Passpoint-psychotic disorders
Question 1 See full question A client with schizophrenia repeatedly uses profanity during an activity therapy session. Which response by the nurse is appropriate? 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 fac
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