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2) A patient with suicidal impulses is placed on the highest level of suicide precautions. Which measures should be incorporated into the plan of care by the nurse caring for the patient? (More than one answer is correct.) a. Maintain arm's-length, one-on-one nursing observation around the clock. b. Allow no glass or metal on meal trays. c. Keep patient within visual range while awake. Check every 15 to 30 minutes while the patient is sleeping. d. Check the patient's whereabouts every 15...

1) A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" hiding in the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should be documented as: a. neologism b. concrete thinking c. thought insertion d. idea of reference ANS: A - A neologism is a newly coined word having special meaning to the patient. "Volmer" is not a known common noun. - Concrete thinking refers to the inability to think abstractly. - Thought insertion refers to thoughts of others that are implanted in one's mind....

Module 4 Exam (Questions and Answers) Module 4 1.ID: 5 A schizophrenic client says, “I’m away for the day ... but don’t think we should play or do we have feet of clay?” Which alteration in the client’s speech does the nurse document? · Word salad · Associative looseness · Clang association Correct · Neologism Rationale: Clang association is the meaningless rhyming of words in which the rhyming is more important than the context of the words. A neologism is a made-up word that has ...