Which characteristic(s) is/are an example of a negative symptom of schizophrenia? (Select all that apply.)
a. Avolition
b. Hallucination
c. Psychomotor retardation
d. Delusions
e. Anhedonia
A, C, E
Negative symptoms are abilities or personal characteristics that are absent or lost to the patient.
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One bed is available on the eating disorders unit. Which patient should be admitted? The patient whose assessment findings show the weight dropped from:
a. 150 to 102 pounds over a 4-month period. Vital signs: temperature, 96.1° F; pulse, 38 beats/min; blood pressure 64/42 mm Hg. b. 120 to 90 pounds over a 3-month period. Vital signs: temperature, 97.2° F; pulse, 50 beats/min; blood pressure 70/50 mm Hg. c. 110 to 70 pounds over a 4-month period. Vital signs: temperature 97.6° F; pulse, 60 beats/min; blood pressure 80/66 mm Hg. d. 90 to 78 pounds over a 5-month period. Vital signs: temperature, 98.6° F; pulse, 62 beats/min; blood pressure 74/48 mm Hg.
The student nurse studying tic disorders learns that _________is a motor and vocal tic disorder that may have a chronic motor or sometimes transient tic (APA, 2000)
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A client with otosclerosis would have a __________ hearing loss
1. Conductive 2. Mixed 3. Sensorineural 4. Cochlear
The degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions is known as:
a) self-care inability. b) learning style. c) health literacy. d) self-care ability.