Exam 15: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

____________________ disorder is manifested by signs and symptoms of schizophrenia, along with a strong element of symptomatology associated with the mood disorders (depression or mania).

A client with schizophrenia spectrum disorder presents with bizarre behaviors and delusions. Which nursing action should be prioritized to maintain this client's safety?

______ are false sensory perceptions not associated with real external stimuli and may involve any of the five senses.

A client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder states, "Can't you hear him? It's the devil. He's telling me I'm going to hell." Which is the most appropriate nursing response?

The client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder tells a nurse about voices commanding him to kill his ex-spouse. Which nursing diagnosis is priority for this client?

Parents ask a nurse how they should reply when their son, diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, tells them that voices command him to harm others. Which nursing response is appropriate?

Which client assessment finding would alert the nurse to question a diagnosis of brief psychotic disorder?

The nurse asks the client with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, "Do you receive special messages from certain sources, such as the television or radio?" The nurse is assessing which potential symptom of this disorder?

An adolescent diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder experiences command hallucinations to harm others. The client's parents ask a nurse, "Where do the voices come from?" Which response should the nurse make?

Which data in the history would the nurse expect to find in a client diagnosed with substance-induced psychotic disorder?

Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate when caring for an agitated, suspicious client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder?

A client diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder is admitted for social skills training. Which information should be included in the nurse's teaching?

The aging client takes an antipsychotic for schizophrenia spectrum disorder and a beta-adrenergic blocking agent for hypertension. Based on an understanding of the combined side effects of these drugs, which statement by a nurse is most appropriate?

The client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder is prescribed an antipsychotic. Which client symptoms, related to the side effects of this medication, should prompt a nurse to intervene immediately?

Place the spectrum of schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders as described by the DSM-5 on a gradient of psychopathology from least to most severe (1-4). (Enter the number of each disorder in the proper sequence, using comma and space format, such as: 1, 2, 3, 4)

The psychiatrist prescribes haloperidol (Haldol) 50 mg bid, benztropine (Cogentin) 1 mg prn, and zolpidem (Ambien) 10 mg at bedtime for a client with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Which client behavior would warrant the nurse to administer benztropine?

Which modalities should a nurse recognize as integral parts of a treatment program when planning care for clients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder? (Select all that apply.)

Which action would the nurse take to establish a trusting relationship with a client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder?

The nurse is caring for a client with schizophrenia spectrum disorder who is experiencing a flat affect, paranoid delusions, anhedonia, anergia, neologisms, and echolalia. Which statement correctly differentiates the client's positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

The client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder tells the nurse, "I'm sad that the voice is telling me to stop seeing my psychiatrist." Which symptom is the client exhibiting?