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Deast7027

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When providing discharge teaching to a patient who has schizophrenia and is taking clozapine (Clozaril), it is important to teach all of the following except:
 
  A.
  Be sure to have you lab work on time and as ordered.
  B.
  Do not stop this drug abruptly. First call your doctor.
  C.
  Do not take any over-the-counter medications or alcohol while on this medication without your doctor's approval.
  D.
  You may begin driving immediately while taking this medication.

Question 2

Max says, Nurse, see that man on the television? He is the reason why I am sick. He told them to make me this way. The nurse documents this as an episode of a(n):
 
  A.
  Hallucination.
  B.
  Delusion.
  C.
  Illusion.
  D.
  Autistic thought.



rachel

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Clozaril may contribute to sedation, so more time must pass before approving driving.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A delusion is a fixed, false belief. Hallucinations refer to altered sensory perceptions and illusions are misinterpretations of real stimuli. Autistic thoughts would not be as organized as this delusion.



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