Psychosis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is providing information about hallucinations to a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? a. "It is a belief that something is real when in reality it is not." b. "It is when behaviors that you typically display are abnormally absent." c. "It is when you see or hear things that others are not experiencing." d. "It is when you experience symptoms that affect your memory." - c. "It is when you see or hear things that others are ...

NR 546 Midterm Exam Chlorpromazine Thiazide & Pimozide Aripiprazole Correct! Clozapine & Olanzapine Question 2 2 / 2 pts The PMHNP has prescribed chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine) for a patient with psychosis, and the patient is to continue on the oral medication after discharge from the psychiatric unit. As part of educating the patient about the medication, the PMHNP should advise him or her to avoid: exercise. Correct! sun expos...

Midterm Exam: NRNP 6675/ NRNP6675 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Care Across the Lifespan I Midterm Exam | More than 200 Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Newly Updated QUESTION Which of the following are keys to distinguishing OCD from psychosis?- Answer: Patients with OCD can almost always acknowledge the unreasonable nature of their symptoms QUESTION A federal program administered nationally and locally which covers enrolled individuals 65+ who pays ...

Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 (NEW Update 2024/ 2025) Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review |Weeks 1-4 | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain QUESTION Haloperidol, ziprasidone, and olanzapine Answer: increased risk of CVA, cognitive decline, and death in older adults with dementia and dementia related psychosis QUESTION aripiprazole black box warning Answer: medication with increased risk of suicide in...

DSM-IV Axes CORRECT ANSWER *Axis I* = All mental illness EXCEPT personality disorders & mental retardation *Axis II* = Personality disorders & Mental retardation *Axis III* = General medical conditions *Axis IV* = Psychosocial & Environmental problems *Axis V* = Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score Psychosis - Symptoms - Medical causes CORRECT ANSWER *Symptoms* - Abnormal perception of reality - Hallucinations + Delusions + Disorganized thinking *Medical Causes* ...

PCC IV Unit 3 Psychosis Schizophrenia Questions With Complete Solutions

Concepts for Nursing Practice by Jean Foret Giddens 3rd Edition | All Chapters |Graded A+ CONCEPT 01: DEVELOPMENT 4 CONCEPT 02: FUNCTIONAL ABILITY 9 CONCEPT 03: FAMILY DYNAMICS 13 CONCEPT 04: CULTURE 17 CONCEPT 05: SPIRITUALITY 21 CONCEPT 06: ADHERENCE 27 CONCEPT 07: SELF-MANAGEMENT 33 CONCEPT 08: FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES 37 CONCEPT 09: ACID–BASE BALANCE 42 CONCEPT 10: THERMOREGULATION 46 CONCEPT 11: SLEEP 51 CONCEPT 12: CELLULAR REGULATION 55 CONCEPT 13: INTRACRANIAL REGULATION 61 ...

NUR 213 Psychosis & Schizophrenia: Questions & Answers

Nursing 102 Psychosis EAQ Questions and Answers 2023/2024. Due Apr 9, 2023 by 11:55 pm Passed 48 out of 49 questions answered correctly Completed on Feb 26, 2023 9:43 pm Incorrect (1) Parents reports that their 4-year-old child partially awakens from sleep, sweats profusely, and screams in the night. Which is the best action in this situation? Recommend that the parents take their child into their own bed. Ask the child to describe the dream that he or she saw last night. Instruct the...

Psychosis Ans: A severe mental condition in which there is disorganization of the personality, deterioration in social functioning, loss of contact with, or distortion of reality. There may be evidence of hallucinations & delusional thinking. Psychosis can occur with or without the presences of organic impairment. Schizophrenia Ans: - Disturbances in thought process, perception, & affect invariably result in a severe deterioration of social & occupational functioning. - About 1% of g...