Author Question: You are working with the parents of a young adult with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. You would teach ... (Read 73 times)

yoooooman · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

You are working with the parents of a young adult with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. You would teach the parents of the adult with schizophrenia that their adult child will:

a. have little awareness of what goes on around him or her
b. benefit by the parents feeling and appearing in control of themselves
c. be in need of lifelong hospitalization in a locked psychiatric facility
d. get worse as time goes on, since psychiatry has little to offer such a client

Question 2

A 15-year-old adolescent has been earning very poor grades in school. Her teacher sent her to the school nurse because she has lost over 40 pounds. When the nurse weighs this student, she is 92 pounds.

When talking to the nurse, the student holds her head down and states that she will bring her grades up. When asked about her weight, this adolescent reports that she is fat and needs to lose more weight. Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this adolescent client? a. Self-Esteem Disturbance
b. Altered Thought Processes
c. Body Image Disturbance
d. Sleep Pattern Disturbance

connor417 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
People who suffer from schizophrenia are usually sensitive to stress in others. Therefore, the nurse would teach the parents of an adult child with schizophrenia to indicate that the parent is in control of him- or herself. This will inevitably help the adult child.

Answer to Question 2

C
The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for the student is Body Image Disturbance. She weighs only 92 pounds but sees herself as fat and needing to lose more weight. Her perception of her body image is not consistent with the reality that she is underweight. A disturbance in body image occurs in adolescents who are struggling to cope with the transitions their bodies are undergoing.