Author Question: The medical record of a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia states that the patient has cognitive ... (Read 64 times)

soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The medical record of a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia states that the patient has cognitive dysfunction. From this statement, the nurse can expect to see evidence of:

a. anxiety, fear, and agitation.
b. aggression, anger, hostility, or violence.
c. blunted or flat affect or inappropriate affective responses.
d. impaired memory and attention as well as formal thought disorder.

Question 2

Nursing should increase its role in the advocating of funding for outcome studies because these studies:

a. increase patient compliance with therapeutic regimens.
b. document quality, cost, and effectiveness of psychiatric nursing.
c. update psychiatric nursing specialists on new practice developments.
d. lead to the implementation of untried interventions and practice guidelines.

Pswine · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Problems in cognitive functioning include impaired short-term and long-term memory, distractibility and poor concentration, loose associations, tangentiality, incoherence, illogical speech, concrete thinking, indecisiveness, impaired judgment, and delusions.

Answer to Question 2

B
It is important to prove that psychiatric nursing contributes to positive outcomes in the prevention of illness, the promotion of health, and the provision of cost-effective treatment of psychiatric disorders. Without such information, the specialty of psychiatric nursing may be discounted by users and others.