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torybrooks

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Which neurological deficits would the nurse be most likely to encounter when assessing a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia?
 
  a. Weakness and loss of function
  b. Paralysis and diminished reflexes
  c. Droopy eyelids and reddened cornea
  d. Increased blinking and impaired fine motor skills

Question 2

A psychiatric nurse uses leadership skills to strengthen the profession by:
 
  a. working as a change agent advocating for patients, families, and communities.
  b. volunteering time each week to outpatient clinics in poor neighborhoods.
  c. voting for candidates in local elections who will advocate for nurses.
  d. working for state government representatives at local voting sites.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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Patients with schizophrenia are considered to have neurobiological problems. Soft signs are neurological deficits consistent with brain dysfunction of the frontal or parietal lobes. Soft signs include astereognosis, agraphesthesia, dysdiadochokinesia, impaired fine motor skills, increased eye blinking, abnormal smooth pursuit eye movements, and muscle twitches. By contrast, hard signs include loss of function, weakness, diminished reflexes, and paralysis.

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Psychiatric nurse leaders need to be change agents who work not only in the profession but also with other interdisciplinary colleagues to advance the care of patients with psychiatric disorders.


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