Delusion of persecution - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Care of Patients With Psychotic and Personality Disorders Stromberg: deWit’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 4th EditionMULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population is affected with schizophrenia? a. 1% b. 2% c. 3% d. 4% ANS: A Schizophrenia is the most common thought disorder. It is estimated that 1.1% of the general population is affected with schizophrenia, and in the United States this represents 3.5 million Americans. DIF: Cognitive L...

NCLEX RN NGN EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024 UPDATE A+ GUARANTEED 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: A. an example of presenting reality. B. reinforcing the client's delusions. C. focusing on emotional content. D. a nontherapeutic technique called mind reading. 2. A client is admitted to the inpatient unit...

Final Exam: NR326/ NR 326 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Mental Health Nursing Exam| Graded A| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain Q: A nurse is evaluating a client's understanding of a new prescription for clonidine for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? Answer: "While taking this medication, I should keep a pack of sugarless gum." Q: A nurse is teaching a client who has ...

CNA Chapter 27 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ anxiety - ANSWER️️ a vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress compulsion - ANSWER️️ repeating an act over and over again defense mechanism - ANSWER️️ unconscious reaction that blocks unpleasant or threatening feelings delusion - ANSWER️️ false belief delusion of grandeur - ANSWER️️ an exaggerated belief about one's importance, wealth, power, or talents delusion of persecution - ANSWER️️ false belief that one is b...

1. A charge nurse is conducting a class on therapeutic communication to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following aspects of communication should the nurse identify as a component of verbal communication? A. Person space B. Posture C. Eye contact D. Intonation - D. Intonation 2. A nurse in an acute mental health facility is communication with a client. The client states, "I can't sleep. I stay up all night." The nurse responds, "You are having difficulty sleeping?" Whi...

the 4 D's—the questions that help us determine if something is considered abnormal behavior. correct answer: Deviance - "Is the behavior considered strange within the person's own culture?" Distress - "Does the behavior cause personal distress?" Dysfunctional - "Is the behavior maladaptive?" Danger - "Is the person a danger to self or others?" Biological Perspective on Mental Disorders correct answer: Abnormal behavior arises from a physical cause. Biological treatments, su...

Tony, age 21, has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has been socially isolated and hearing voices telling him to kill his parents. He has been admitted to the psychiatric unit from the emergency department. The INITIAL nursing intervention for Tony is to A) Give him an injection of Thorazine B) Ensure a safe environment for him and others C) Place him in restraints D) Order him a nutritious diet - Answers B) Ensure a safe environment for him and others The primary goal in working with...

MSW Licensing Exam Prep Questions and Answers 100% Pass Paradoxical - Answer- prescribing the symptom meta message - Answer- meaning the comes through between the lines; determined by relationship, context, timing & purpose ego dystonic - Answer- values, personality traits & behaviors of an individual that are considered inconsistent with self-perception delirium - Answer- a syndrome or cluster of symptoms; loss of cognitive functioning such as clear thinking, reasoning & orientation (of...

HESI MENTAL HEALTH RN V1-V3 2020 TEST BANK HESI MENTAL HEALTH RN V1-V3 2020 TEST BANK. A client with depression remains in bed most of the day, and declines activities. Which nursing problem has the greatest priority for this client? A. Loss of interest in diversional activity. B. Social isolation. C. Refusal to address nutritional needs. D. Low self-esteem. The RN is preparing medications for a client with bipolar disorder and notices that the client discontinued antipsycho...

Buttaro Mental Health Disorders – [100% VERIFIED] Schizophrenia *Ans* -chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder -interrupts a persons capacity to accurately perceive reality, to communicate and to relate to others, and complete ADLs Onset of symptoms *Ans* onset of psychotic symptoms usually between 16 and 30 years of age *this illness rarely occurs in children, unusual to diagnose after age 45 Most common subtype *Ans* Paranoid schizophrenia characterized by one or more delusi...