A client with schizophrenia is receiving risperidone (Risperdal?) to treat both positive (type I) and negative (type II) symptoms
A nurse should evaluate that the medication has helped with the negative (type II) symptoms when there is a decrease in the client's: Select all that apply.
A) Delusional thinking.
B) Apathy.
C) Use of neologisms.
D) Avolition.
E) Tangential thinking.
B, D
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1. Nonblanchable reddened area on the coccyx 2. Mushy area on the buttocks that is cool to the touch 3. Wound covered with eschar 4. A blister on the buttocks
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a. Farsightedness b. Blurred vision c. Nearsightedness d. Halos around lights
Erikson's stages of personality development for a person that is 76 years old would be:
a) autonomy versus shame b) integrity versus despair c) generativity versus isolation d) trust versus mistrust
A client sustains an injury to the left ankle when he fell down three steps. There was immediate swelling and pain from the injury, and the client was taken to the local emergency department
What initial test does the nurse anticipate the physician will order to rule out a fracture? A) Arthrography B) Arthroscopy C) X-ray D) Computerized tomography (CT scan)