A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia ...

[DelorasTo]

A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.
 
  The nurse asks the client, Do you receive special messages from certain sources, such as the television or radio? The nurse is assessing which potential symptom of this disorder? 1. Thought insertion
  2. Paranoid delusions
  3. Magical thinking
  4. Delusions of reference

Question 2

Neuroleptic drugs are prescribed to treat _____ disorders.
 
  a. Anxiety
  b. Personality
  c. Psychotic
  d. Somatoform

[Jevvish]

Answer to Question 1

4
Rationale: The nurse is assessing for the potential symptom of delusions of reference. A client that believes he or she receives messages through the radio is experiencing delusions of reference. These delusions involve the client interpreting events within the environment as being directed toward him- or herself.

Answer to Question 2

C
Neuroleptic drugs are also known as antipsychotic drugs and are used to treat psychosis.

[DelorasTo]

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