A frightened, delusional client tells the nurse I can't go to ...

[pepyto]

A frightened, delusional client tells the nurse I can't go to activities. When I am in a room with a lot
  of people I can feel them sucking my thoughts out of my head.. The nurse can correctly assess this
  as
 
  a. anhedonia.
  b. concrete thinking.
  c. thought withdrawal.
  d. associative looseness.

Question 2

The laboratory reports for a client who is taking clozapine show a white blood cell count of 3000
  mm3 and a granulocyte count of 1500 mm3 . The nurse should
 
  a. give the next dose as ordered.
  b. report the laboratory results to the physician.
  c. repeat the laboratory tests.
  d. give aspirin and force fluids.

[nixon_s]

Answer to Question 1

C
Thought withdrawal is defined as a delusional belief that someone or something is removing
thoughts from the client's mind. Option A: Anhedonia is the inability to experience pleasure. Option
B: Concrete thinking refers to the inability to use abstraction. Option D: Associative looseness refers
to a lack of ties between thoughts, leading to jumbled thinking.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
These laboratory values indicate the possibility of agranulocytosis, a serious side effect of clozapine
therapy. These results must be immediately reported to the physician. Option A: The drug should be
withheld because the physician will discontinue it. Option C: The physician may repeat the test, but
in the meantime the drug should be withheld. Option D: These measures are less important than
stopping administration of the drug.

[pepyto]

Excellent

[TheDev123]

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