HURST Psychiatric Study guide Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme Updated 2024/2025
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HURST Psychiatric Study guide Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme Updated 2024/2025
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HURST Psychiatric Study guide Exam
Questions with Key Marking Scheme Updated
2024/2025
Schizophrenia: What is echolalia? - correct answer hearing a
word and repeating it
Schizophrenia: What is neologism? - correct answer making
up new words that have special meaning to the client, but NOT
to the nurse
Schizophrenia: What should you do when client expresses
neologism? - correct answer seek clarification (ex. I don't
understand)
Schizophrenia: With neologism, what do these words mean? -
correct answer nothing
Schizophrenia: What are the most common hallucinations that
these clients have? - correct answer auditory
Schizophrenia: Treatment includes - correct answer -
decreasing stimuli
-frequent observation
-frequent orientation
-reality based conversation
-observing for hallucinations
,Schizophrenia Treatment: When observing, make sure - correct
answer you don't look suspicious (physically go in the room-no
peeking)
Schizophrenia Treatment: With frequent orientation, it's
important to remember that - correct answer although client
may know person, place, and time, delusions may still occur
Schizophrenia Treatment: When observing for hallucinations,
make sure you - correct answer warn them before touching
them
Schizophrenia Treatment: When observing for hallucinations,
make sure you don't - correct answer refer to the voices as
"they" because this makes the hallucinations seem real
Schizophrenia Treatment: Pertaining to hallucinations, let the
client know that you - correct answer do NOT share the
perception
Schizophrenia Treatment: Hallucinations are connected to -
correct answer times of anxiety
Schizophrenia Treatment: Get these patients - correct answer
involved in an activity
,Schizophrenia Treatment: Elevate - correct answer the head
of the bed
Schizophrenia Treatment: Turn off - correct answer the TV
Schizophrenia Treatment: You should offer reassurance because
- correct answer the client is frightened
Schizophrenia Treatment: The nurse should observe for
command hallucinations, these are - correct answer auditory
hallucinations that command the client to hurt themselves or
others
Schizophrenia Treatment: Command hallucinations are often
frightening for the client and can signal - correct answer a
psychiatric emergency
Paranoid Personality Disorder: Signs/Symptoms - correct
answer -always suspicious for no reason
-distrust of others
-can't explain away their delusions or false beliefs
-pathologic jealousy
-hypersensitive to comments or actions
-can't relax
-no humor
-unemotional
-abnormal anger response, responds w/rage when
, provoked
Paranoid Personality Disorder: Treatment includes - correct
answer -being reliable (do what you say to build trust!)
-being honest
-consistent nurses and brief visits
-being matter-of-fact
-respecting personal space
-being careful with touch
-don't mix medications
-may need to give sealed foods
-restraints
Paranoid Personality Disorder Treatment: Brief visit example -
correct answer four 15 minute visits better than two 30
minute visits
Paranoid Personality Disorder Treatment: Regarding touch, a
paranoid person cannot - correct answer handle a touchy,
feely nurse (no whispering either)
Paranoid Personality Disorder Treatment: Medications should be
- correct answer ID'd
Paranoid Personality Disorder Treatment: Why would these
clients need to eat sealed foods? - correct answer they think
they are being poisoned
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