NURS 1102 Passpoint-psychotic disorders. Questions With Answers

NURS 1102 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 face

Correct response:

● Tremors, shuffling gait, and masklike face

Explanation:
Remediation:

,Question 4 See full question

Which response demonstrates that the parents of a child with newly
diagnosed schizophrenia understand their child's diagnosis?
You Selected:

● "We'll watch him swallow his daily pills and call the physician if he
doesn't."

Correct response:

● "We'll watch him swallow his daily pills and call the physician if he
doesn't."

Explanation:
Remediation:

Question 5 See full question

During a home visit for a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
discharged 1 week ago, the client’s mother tearfully states, “I can hardly
sleep because I am so worried about my daughter. I am afraid to leave her
alone in the house. What if something should happen while I am gone?”
Which caregiver problem would be the most inclusive one for the nurse to
incorporate into the client’s plan of care?
You Selected:

● disturbed sleep pattern

Correct response:

● caregiver role strain

Explanation:
Remediation:

Question 6 See full question

An outpatient client who has a history of paranoid schizophrenia and chronic
alcohol dependency has been taking risperidone for several months. She
reports that she stopped drinking 4 days ago. The client is very frightened
by the tactile hallucinations of bugs crawling under her skin. Which factor
should the nurse incorporate into the plan of care when explaining the
tactile hallucinations?
You Selected:

, ● alcohol withdrawal

Correct response:

● alcohol withdrawal

Explanation:
Remediation:

Question 7 See full question

The client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia spends much of the morning in
the bedroom but seeks out the nurse for brief interactions throughout the
morning. Which goal should the nurse assist the client with achieving in the
afternoon? The client will:
You Selected:

● engage three of his peers in a card game.

Correct response:

● help put a puzzle together.

Explanation:
Remediation:

Question 8 See full question

The client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia walks into group naked. The
nurse should:
You Selected:

● lead the client to his room and help him dress if he needs assistance.

Correct response:

● lead the client to his room and help him dress if he needs assistance.

Explanation:
Remediation:

Question 9 See full question

One of the clients in group with a dual diagnosis of chronic schizophrenia
and alcohol abuse states, “I am not going to take medicine every day.”
Which response by the nurse would be mostappropriate?