The nurse states in report that the client is experiencing positive symptoms of schizophrenia. What symptoms would the nurse receiving report expect to observe?

While caring for a depressed client, a nurse would evaluate the need for suicide precautions under which circumstance?

A female client staggers to day treatment smelling strongly of alcohol. She uses the defense mechanism "rationalization" when approached by the nurse and questioned about her recent alcohol consumption. How is this expressed?

What intervention is a priority when the client is experiencing auditory hallucinations?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with schizophrenia following a recent suicide attempt. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A client with schizophrenia has received standard antipsychotics for a year. His hallucinations are less intrusive, but the client remains apathetic, has poverty of thought, cannot work, and is socially isolated.

To address these symptoms, the nurse might expect the psychiatrist to prescribe which medication?

The nurse is caring for a client with poor self-esteem. What intervention would be important for the nurse to include in the plan of care?

A client is showing early signs of dementia. The client's spouse asks, "What may I expect next?" What is the nurse's best response?

What intervention is a priority when the client is experiencing auditory hallucinations?

The nurse is admitting a client with the diagnosis of schizophreniform disorder. What should the nurse expect to find?

A client is prescribed risperidone 4 mg PO twice daily. After the client is caught cheeking medications, liquid medication is prescribed. Available is risperidone 0.5 mg/mL. How many milliliters would be administered daily?

(Write the number only, do not include the label Record the answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use a trailing zero.)