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ATI Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Psychosis
ATI ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
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
complications linked to?
a. Genetics
b. Physiological
c. Biochemical
d. Environmental - Answer-b. Physiological
Rational: 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.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing
psychosis. Which of the following manifestations should
the nurse identify as a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
a. flat affect
b. hearing voices
c. difficulty concentrating
d. withdrawn socially - Answer-b. hearing voices
Rational: The nurse should identify that hearing voices is
considered a hallucination for a client experiencing
psychosis. Hearing voices is a positive symptom of
schizophrenia. Other positive symptoms include paranoia,
distorted beliefs, and distorted perceptions.
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with
schizophrenia. Which of the following should the nurse
identify as a positive symptom?
a. alogia
b. hallucination
c. avolition
d. anhedonia - Answer-b. hallucination
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Rational: The nurse should identify hearing things that are
not real can be part of a hallucination. Hallucinations are a
positive symptom of schizophrenia. Other positive
symptoms can include paranoia, and distorted beliefs and
perceptions.
A nurse is providing education to a group of staff members
about risk factors for schizophrenia. Which of the following
risk factors should the nurse include?
a. Having a twin sibling who has the disorder
b. History of seasonal allergies
c. Living in a rural community
d. Raised in a middle-class income family - Answer-a.
Having a twin sibling who has the disorder
Rational: A client who has a twin who has schizophrenia is
at risk for developing schizophrenia. Studies have shown
that twins have a heritability of schizophrenia of around
60% to 80%. The nurse should include this risk factor
when educating staff members.
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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a. "It is a belief that something is real when in reality it is
not."
b. "It is when behaviors that you typically display are
abnormally absent."
c. "It is when you see or hear things that others are not
experiencing."
d. "It is when you experience symptoms that affect your
memory." - Answer-c. "It is when you see or hear things
that others are not experiencing."
Rational: 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.
A nurse is speaking with a client about the potential impact
of living with a serious mental illness. Which of the
following pieces of information should the nurse share?
a. having a job is positively associated with recovery from
serious mental illness (SMI)
b. the stigma over SMIs has improved dramatically in
recent years in the United States
ATI Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Psychosis
ATI ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
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
complications linked to?
a. Genetics
b. Physiological
c. Biochemical
d. Environmental - Answer-b. Physiological
Rational: 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.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing
psychosis. Which of the following manifestations should
the nurse identify as a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
a. flat affect
b. hearing voices
c. difficulty concentrating
d. withdrawn socially - Answer-b. hearing voices
Rational: The nurse should identify that hearing voices is
considered a hallucination for a client experiencing
psychosis. Hearing voices is a positive symptom of
schizophrenia. Other positive symptoms include paranoia,
distorted beliefs, and distorted perceptions.
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with
schizophrenia. Which of the following should the nurse
identify as a positive symptom?
a. alogia
b. hallucination
c. avolition
d. anhedonia - Answer-b. hallucination
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Rational: The nurse should identify hearing things that are
not real can be part of a hallucination. Hallucinations are a
positive symptom of schizophrenia. Other positive
symptoms can include paranoia, and distorted beliefs and
perceptions.
A nurse is providing education to a group of staff members
about risk factors for schizophrenia. Which of the following
risk factors should the nurse include?
a. Having a twin sibling who has the disorder
b. History of seasonal allergies
c. Living in a rural community
d. Raised in a middle-class income family - Answer-a.
Having a twin sibling who has the disorder
Rational: A client who has a twin who has schizophrenia is
at risk for developing schizophrenia. Studies have shown
that twins have a heritability of schizophrenia of around
60% to 80%. The nurse should include this risk factor
when educating staff members.
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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a. "It is a belief that something is real when in reality it is
not."
b. "It is when behaviors that you typically display are
abnormally absent."
c. "It is when you see or hear things that others are not
experiencing."
d. "It is when you experience symptoms that affect your
memory." - Answer-c. "It is when you see or hear things
that others are not experiencing."
Rational: 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.
A nurse is speaking with a client about the potential impact
of living with a serious mental illness. Which of the
following pieces of information should the nurse share?
a. having a job is positively associated with recovery from
serious mental illness (SMI)
b. the stigma over SMIs has improved dramatically in
recent years in the United States
