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mwit1967

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A child and the child's family visit a psychiatric outpatient setting because the parent is concerned about the child's behavior at school. The child scores 65 on the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale.
 
  The nurse interprets this finding as which of the following?
  A) The child requires inpatient therapy.
  B) The child is experiencing homicidal thoughts.
  C) The child is functioning well in the area of school.
  D) The child can be treated effectively as an outpatient.

Question 2

When obtaining a client's history, the nurse determines that the client has been experiencing delusions and hallucinations for the past 3 months, which has caused some problems in his ability to function on a daily basis at work.
 
  He also is exhibiting catatonic excitement, echopraxia, loose associations, and pressured speech. The nurse suspects which of the following?
  A) Schizophrenia
  B) Schizoaffective disorder
  C) Brief Psychotic disorder
  D) Schizophreniform disorder


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todom5090

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C


mwit1967

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Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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