Psychotic Disorders-NCLEX 3000 (Answered With Rationale)

Psychotic Disorders-NCLEX 3000 (Answered With Rationale) "A client is prescribed quetiapine (Seroquel), 400 mg by mouth daily in two divided doses, to treat psychosis. The pharmacy dispenses 200 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose? 1 "The nurse is providing care to a client with a catatonic type of schizophrenia who exhibits extreme negativism. To help the client meet his basic needs, the nurse should: "tell the client specifically and concisely what needs to be done. "A client is about to be discharged with a prescription for the antipsychotic agent haloperidol (Haldol), 10 mg by mouth twice per day. During a discharge teaching session, the nurse should provide which instruction to the client? "Apply a sunscreen before exposure to the sun. "Hormonal effects of the antipsychotic medications include: "retrograde ejaculation and gynecomastia. ""During data collection, a client with schizophrenia leaves his arm in the air after the nurse has taken his blood pressure. His action shows evidence of: waxy flexibility. "Every day for the past 2 weeks, a client with schizophrenia stands up during group therapy and screams, ""Get out of here right now! The elevator bombs are going to explode in 3 minutes!"" The next time this happens, how should the nurse respond? "I know you think there are bombs in the elevator, but there aren't." "A psychotic client reports to the evening nurse that the day nurse put something suspicious in his water with his medication. The nurse replies, ""You're worried about your medication?"" The nurse's communication is: "focusing on emotional content. (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) The nurse is monitoring a client who appears to be hallucinating. She notes paranoid content in the client's speech and he appears agitated. The client is gesturing at a figure on the television. Which of the following nursing interventions are appropriate? "(2) Reinforce that the client isn't in any danger. (3) Acknowledge the presence of the hallucinations. (6) Use a calm voice and simple commands. "Yesterday, a client with schizophrenia began treatment with haloperidol (Haldol). Today, the nurse notices that the client is holding his head to one side and complaining of neck and jaw spasms. What should the nurse do? "Evaluate the client for adverse reactions to haloperidol. "A 54-year-old client who was admitted to the psychiatric unit during an acute phase of paranoid schizophrenia has hardly eaten and hasn't bathed or changed his clothes for 3 weeks. He undergoes 4 weeks of psychotherapy and medication adjustment. Which statement by the client indicates that he's ready for discharge?