The schizophrenic patient tells you, 'I know that the man down the hall wants to kill me.' How should you respond?

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Question 1 of 5

The schizophrenic patient tells you, 'I know that the man down the hall wants to kill me.' How should you respond?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The response does not get involved in the patient's delusion and refocuses on here and now. Response A is communicating that the threat is real to you; response B is not helpful, because the patient will not know why he says that; and response D may increase the patient's anxiety by promoting isolation.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is most important to monitor for your patient on Clozaril?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following medications would this schizophrenic patient be least likely to have prescribed?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Your patient reports feeling that bugs are crawling on his skin. Which type of hallucination is this most likely an example of?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

What is the purpose of detoxification in substance abuse?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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