The nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. His parents say they have heard the term before but do not really understand exactly what schizophrenia means. How would the nurse describe the disorder? (Select all that apply.)
A) Thought disorder
B) Difficulty functioning in society
C) Hallucinations can be auditory, visual, or sensory
D) Can be cured with the correct medications
E) Enter into fugue state in most cases
A, B, C, D
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Mental disorders are thought process disorders that may be caused by some inherent dysfunction within the brain. A psychosis is a thought disorder, and schizophrenia is the most common psychosis in which delusions and hallucinations are hallmarks. Hallucinations can be auditory, visual, or sensory. Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia have difficulty functioning in society. Schizophrenic patients do not generally go into fugue states and it certainly is not a common disorder.
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