A nurse is working with a client who has schizophrenia. The client is demonstrating clang associations. Which of the following statements by the client best displays this speech alteration?

The nurse is working in the emergency department and receives an 18 year old client with a headache. While assessing the client, the nurse learns that this client’s headache worsens when the client hear voices. When asked what the voices are saying, the client replies, “To kill everyone with a knife.” Which of the following is the nurse’s first priority?

Which of the following are common findings in a client with schizophrenia? Select all that apply.

A client with schizoaffective disorder has just delivered a baby. The client’s family tells the nurse that they do not feel that the client is able to take care of her baby because she does not have a job and she does not have the mental capacity to care for a child. Which action should the nurse take in this situation?

A client with catatonic schizophrenia is in the hospital on the mental health unit. The client has not moved for three days. Which of the following nursing interventions best demonstrates that the nurse is upholding the client’s safety in this situation?

A client informs the nurse that he is hearing voices. What is the first action the nurse should take?

A nurse is providing reality orientation to a client who has been experiencing auditory hallucinations. Which of the following elements should the nurse consider when orienting this client to reality? Select all that apply.

A 25-year-old client with mental illness is having delusions of grandeur. Which tasks would the nurse utilize when orienting this client to reality? Select all that apply.

A client is demonstrating catatonic schizophrenia. Which of the following characteristics would the nurse most likely see with this condition?

A nurse is working with a client who has schizoaffective disorder and believes that the hospital has poisoned the food. Which response from the nurse is most appropriate?

A client with schizophrenia has become very angry and is throwing items at the nursing staff. The nurses have tried other forms of calming the client, but nothing has worked. Which of the following accurately describes the staff’s ability to use restraints in this situation?

A client with catatonic schizophrenia is in the hospital on the mental health unit. The client has not moved for three days. Which of the following nursing interventions best demonstrates that the nurse is upholding the client’s safety in this situation?

Which of the following are common findings in a client with schizophrenia? Select all that apply.

The nurse is planning care for a client with schizophrenia. Which of the following is an appropriate goal for this client?

A nurse is caring for a client with schizophrenia who tells her he believes that everyone else in the inpatient unit is secretly laughing at him behind his back. Which response by the nurse is best?

A 29-year-old client is being seen for a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The physician has ordered an atypical antipsychotic medication for disease management. Which best describes how this type of medication works?

A client is diagnosed with neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Which of the following events has the client likely experienced?

Which of the following medications would be classified as an antipsychotic medication?

The nurse is caring for a client with dystonia. What is the priority nursing intervention for this client?

A client is brought into the emergency room by a family member. The client states she is being followed by people who are trying to kill her. The nurse reviews the client’s medications and notes that the client is likely to have schizophrenia based on which medication?