Gary, a schizophrenic patient at a psychiatric hospital, hums very loudly when others are around. He explained to staff that this helps limit the ability of others to read his mind. What type of delusions is Gary experiencing?
A) Influence
B) Self-significance
C) Persecution or paranoid
D) Somatic
Question 2
Select the statement that is TRUE of the relationship between severe childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder.
A) Longitudinal data support the relationship.
B) Data supporting the relationship are correlational.
C) Patients with early trauma histories usually develop the disorder.
D) Epidemiological data support the relationship.
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
Electrocardiography. (a) Electrodes are placed on the patient’s chest to record the electrical event
Patient teaching: vascular assessment
The medical assistant often has to reassure and comfort the patient before effective communication c
Patient health history form Cont.
A surgeon holds a pacemaker next to an X-ray of a pacemaker implanted in a patient’s chest.