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Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Meet the client:, The nurse assesses that Bob's behavior is guarded and suspicious. Based on this assessment, what is the most important nursing intervention?, What is the most accurate assessment if the client believes that the healthcare providers are FBI agents and there are ...
Study with Quizlet and memorise flashcards containing terms like Meet the client, Initial Assessment, The nurse assesses that Sam's behavior is guarded and suspicious. Based on this assessment, what is the most important nursing intervention? Establish rapport and trust. Assess for hallucinations. Maintain adequate social space.
The nurse understands that a client with schizophrenia will experience which benefit from fluphenazine decanoate if it is administered intramuscularly (IM)? o Prevent more extrapyramidal side effects. o Maintain long-term medication compliance. o Minimize side effects from benztropine. o Prevent risk of cardiac or renal disease.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like What does schizophrenia affect?, What is psychosis?, What are co-occurrences with schizophrenia? and more.
People who already have sensory deficits may develop schizophrenia as they age. The aging process causes increased isolation and loss of other sensory stimuli
Brief/reactive psychosis—acute onset of apparent schizophrenia, brief duration. Shared psychosis (Folie a Deux)—SO's "acquire" schizophrenic-like features. Schizotypal and schizoid personality disorders
HESI Case Study: Schizophrenia Sam Harris Which nursing action is best? Obtain a prescription to begin the Cogentin. The nurse should request a prescription for Cogentin, which will help prevent the extrapyramidal side effects of the Prolixin, with the exception of tardive dyskinesia.
