A client with schizophrenia is described as having difficulty ...

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A client with schizophrenia is described as having difficulty with executive functions. What can the nurse expect to assess behaviorally?
 
  1. Inability to speak
  2. Inhibited behaviors
  3. Poor response to social cues
  4. Uncoordinated movements

Question 2

The physician tells the nurse, The medication I'm prescribing for the client enhances the GABA system. Evaluation will be facilitated if the nurse correctly interprets this statement to mean the medication is expected to:
 
  1. Increase alertness
  2. Decrease anxiety
  3. Reduce hallucinations
  4. Produce mood elevation

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Executive functions include reasoning, planning, prioritizing, sequencing behavior, insight, flexi-bility, judgment, focusing on tasks, responding to social cues, and attending in appropriate ways to incoming stimuli. Executive functions arise from the association cortex of the frontal lobe.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
Medications that increase cell membrane potential are inhibitory in nature and make it harder to stimulate the neuron. GABA is the principle inhibitory neurotransmitter. The medication should provide an antianxiety effect.

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