A school-age child is admitted to the mental health unit with the ...

[kellyjaisingh]

A school-age child is admitted to the mental health unit with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. What manifestations of this disorder should the nurse recognize when assessing this patient? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Paranoia
  B) Quiet but responsive
  C) Talking about suicide
  D) Illogical speech pattern
  E) Auditory hallucinations

Question 2

After an assessment, the nurse believes that a school-age child is at risk for developing a mental health disorder. Which assessment data will the nurse use to plan the care for this child? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Parents recently divorced
  B) Father unemployed and mother not always home
  C) Learning to play the clarinet in music class in school
  D) Expected to care for younger siblings while mother sleeps
  E) History of multiple injuries obtained from a motor vehicle crash

[bimper21]

Answer to Question 1

A, D, E
Feedback:
Children with schizophrenia experience paranoia, hallucinations, and illogical speech patterns. Quiet but responsive is not a characteristic of schizophrenia. Talking about suicide is a characteristic of depression.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Various factors have been associated with an increased risk for mental health disorders in children, including trauma, poverty or neglect, difficult temperament or attachment problems, medical illness, or major losses to the family such as divorce. Learning to play the clarinet in school has not been associated with an increased risk for mental health disorders in children.