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The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia with catatonic
features. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse expect the client to
exhibit?
Select all that apply.
1. Catalepsy.
2. Waxy flexibility.
3. Pressured speech.
4. Posturing.
5. Stereotypy. - ✅✅1. Catalepsy.
2. Waxy flexibility
4. Posturing.
5. Stereotypy.
A student nurse is assessing a 20 year-old client who is experiencing auditory
hallucinations. The student states, "I believe the client has schizophrenia." Which
of the following instructor responses is the most appropriate? Select all that
apply.
1. "How long has the client experienced these symptoms?"
2. "Has the client taken any drug or medication that could cause these
symptoms?"
3. "It is not within your scope of practice to assess for a medical diagnosis."
4. "Does this client have any mood problems?"
5. "What kind of relationships has this client established?" - ✅✅1. "How long
has the client experienced these symptoms?"
, 2. "Has the client taken any drug or medication that could cause these
symptoms?"
4. "Does this client have any mood problems?"
5. "What kind of relationships has this client established?"
A client on an in-patient psychiatric unit refuses to take medications because "The
pill has a special code written on it that will make it poisonous." What kind of
delusion is
this client experiencing?
1. An erotomanic delusion.
2. A grandiose delusion.
3. A persecutory delusion.
4. A somatic delusion. - ✅✅3. A persecutory delusion.
The nurse is interviewing a client who states, "The dentist put a filling in my tooth;
I now receive transmissions that control what I think and do." The nurse
accurately
documents this symptom with which charting entry?
1. "Client is experiencing a delusion of persecution."
2. "Client is experiencing a delusion of grandeur."
3. "Client is experiencing a somatic delusion."
4. "Client is experiencing a delusion of influence." - ✅✅4. "Client is
experiencing a delusion of influence."
The children's saying "Step on a crack and you break your mother's back" is an
example of which type of thinking?