Exam 49: Care of Patients With Thought and Personality Disorders

The nurse is aware the patient with borderline personality disorder did not have a family visit this week.The nurse adds an intervention to address the patient's probable perception of abandonment.Which intervention would be most appropriate?

Milieu therapy is a therapeutic application for people with personality disorders in which the therapy is based on: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a schizophrenic patient who has been prescribed large doses of thioridazine (Mellaril).Which manifestation may signal an overdose of the medication?

The nurse explains that depression is thought to be the result of a deficit of:

The nurse is aware that schizophrenia is a thought disorder that is characterized by psychotic features,which include: (Select all that apply.)

When the paranoid schizophrenic states that his whole family has conspired to have him put in the hospital and that the medical staff is part of the conspiracy,the nurse's most therapeutic response would be:

The paranoid schizophrenic who is taking a neuroleptic is brought to the emergency department with acute muscle spasm of the face and neck with eyes that are fixed in an upward stare.The nurse recognizes the condition of ________.

A student nurse questions the nurse about the frequency of administration of antipsychotics,such as risperidone (Risperdal).The nurse responds by explaining that risperidone (Risperdal)is a newer medication that is effective and has the advantage that it: