ATI RN
Psychobiological Disorder Questions
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.