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vinney12

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A client with schizoaffective disorder is having difficulty adhering to the medication regimen that requires the use of several agents. The client also is experiencing several side effects contributing to this nonadherence.
 
  The physician plans to change the client's medication. Which agent would the nurse anticipate that the physician would prescribe?
  A) Lithium
  B) Aripiprazole
  C) Clozapine
  D) Olanzapine

Question 2

A delusion represents a problem in which of the following areas?
 
  A) Memory
  B) Motivation
  C) Orientation
  D) Thinking



milbourne11

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback: A delusion is a fixed false idea or thought.



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