A nurse is evaluating a client for schizophrenia and asks the client about their work,
social, and home life. For which of the following reasons should the nurse ask about
these topics?
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To gather insight into the client's background in order to guide care
-Information provides insight into the full client history and is used to guide
client-centered and compassionate holistic nursing care and to understand
the client's experiences.
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a cognitive symptom?
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, Unable to concentrate
-The nurse should identify an inability to concentrate as a cognitive
symptom of schizophrenia. Other cognitive symptoms can include the
inability to remember and difficulty learning.
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, "My health care
provider indicated that I likely got schizophrenia due to complications experienced in
utero." Which of the following risk factors is this complication linked to?
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Physiological
-Physiological risk factors for the development of schizophrenia include
complications experienced in utero. These risk factors include
complications which occur during pregnancy such as hypoxia, prenatal
stress, infection, inadequate nutrition, or gestational diabetes.
A nurse is providing information about hallucinations to a client who has
schizophrenia. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
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"It is when you see or hear things that others are not experiencing."
-Hallucinations are seeing or hearing things that others are not
experiencing. The nurse should include this statement when providing
information about hallucinations to a client who has schizophrenia.
Client seeks treatment for areas of frostbite to the fingers, toes, and nose. Client is
known to this facility and has a history of schizophrenia. States they have been without
medication for "a long time." Client was last seen in facility three months ago when
social, and home life. For which of the following reasons should the nurse ask about
these topics?
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To gather insight into the client's background in order to guide care
-Information provides insight into the full client history and is used to guide
client-centered and compassionate holistic nursing care and to understand
the client's experiences.
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a cognitive symptom?
Give this one a try later!
, Unable to concentrate
-The nurse should identify an inability to concentrate as a cognitive
symptom of schizophrenia. Other cognitive symptoms can include the
inability to remember and difficulty learning.
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, "My health care
provider indicated that I likely got schizophrenia due to complications experienced in
utero." Which of the following risk factors is this complication linked to?
Give this one a try later!
Physiological
-Physiological risk factors for the development of schizophrenia include
complications experienced in utero. These risk factors include
complications which occur during pregnancy such as hypoxia, prenatal
stress, infection, inadequate nutrition, or gestational diabetes.
A nurse is providing information about hallucinations to a client who has
schizophrenia. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Give this one a try later!
"It is when you see or hear things that others are not experiencing."
-Hallucinations are seeing or hearing things that others are not
experiencing. The nurse should include this statement when providing
information about hallucinations to a client who has schizophrenia.
Client seeks treatment for areas of frostbite to the fingers, toes, and nose. Client is
known to this facility and has a history of schizophrenia. States they have been without
medication for "a long time." Client was last seen in facility three months ago when
