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

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?

An 80 year-old client, together with his daughter, arrived at the medical surgical unit for diagnostic confirmation and management of probable delirium. Which statement by the client's daughter best supports the diagnosis?

The nurse is obtaining the mental health history of a newly admitted client diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client's family reports the client is hearing voices and cannot stay focused on the topic of a discussion.

Which thought disturbance is the client demonstrating?

A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder is considering cognitive behavioral therapy. The client asks the nurse how this therapy would help alleviate depressive thoughts. What is the best response by the nurse?

A client on the mental health unit has disorganized type schizophrenia. The nurse observes blunted affect and social isolation. He occasionally curses or calls another client a "jerk" without provocation. The nurse asks the client how he is feeling, and he responds, "Everybody picks on me. They frobitz me."

A nurse is teaching a group of clients regarding the use of naltrexone in treating alcoholism. What would the nurse teach about the effectiveness of this drug?

A client has been prescribed lithium for long-term maintenance of bipolar disorder diagnosis. Which statement by the client shows an understanding of the medication?

The mother of a 20yearold woman recently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia asks the nurse what causes schizophrenia. The nurse recognizes which of the following are implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia?

A nurse is planning to run a group for clients diagnosed with paranoia and schizophrenia on an acute care mental health unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to create a therapeutic environment?

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