PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (EXAM 2) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTION (A+ GRADED)

PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (EXAM 2) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTION (A+ GRADED) A nurse is preparing a delusional client for a computed tomography scan of the brain to rule out an organic etiology. As the nurse accompanies the cient to the radiology department, he looks around anxiously and states, "The FBI is coming to kill me." What is the nurse's best response? 1. "The FBI isn't here." 2. "Your illness is causing you to hear voices." 3. "It sounds like you're frightened." 4. "No one can hurt you here." - ANSWER: 3 RATIONALE: Even though the client's thinking processes are distorted and irrational, his feelings are very real. The nurse should intervene by empathizing with his emotions. Assuring the cient that the FBI isn't present, telling the client that his illness is causing him to hear voices, and telling him that no one can hurt him appeal to the logical reasoning of his illness has impaired. These responses may increase his anxiety by denying the reality of his current emotional experience. A client with a diagnosis of delusions of grandeur is admitted to the facility. This cient's diagnosis reflects a belief that one is Continues...