Author Question: While assessing a client with schizophrenia, the client states, Everywhere I turn, the government is ... (Read 59 times)

cnetterville · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

While assessing a client with schizophrenia, the client states, Everywhere I turn, the government is watching me because I know too much. They are afraid that I might go public with the information about all those conspiracies.

The nurse interprets this statement as indicating which type of delusion?
A) Grandiose
B) Nihilistic
C) Persecutory
D) Somatic

Question 2

After completing the mental status assessment of a 9-year-old boy, the nurse documents the findings. Which of the following would the nurse document as reflecting the child's motor activity? Select all that apply.

A) Favorite story, Huckleberry Finn
B) Short attention span
C) Hyperalertness
D) Went to the park last weekend
E) Nail biting
F) History of temper tantrums