Unit: Care of the Patient with schizophrenia and Other
Psychotic Disorders
Topic/Chapter 14: Schizophrenic Disorders
- What
are the theories related to the etiology of the disease of schizophrenia?
- Discuss
the difference between negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
Give examples of each type for the
behavioral , affective, perceptual, cognitive and social domains of the
clients life.
- What
are the primary goals of treatment for the patient with schizophrenia?
- What
are delusions?
- Give
five example of delusions.
- List
some ways to respond to the client who is having delusions of grandiosity.
- What
would you say to the client who tells you he is married to the Queen of
England?
- What
are hallucinations?
- List
three important nursing assessments when working with the client who is
hallucinating.
- What
interventions will you do to help the client manage hallucinations?
- How
will you help the client identify
early signs of relapse?
- Discuss
the pros and cons of group for the client with schizophrenia.
- What
are some examples of the thought disorder as it manifests in the speech of
the schizophrenic patient?
- What
are some examples of the thought processes of the patient with
schizophrenia?
- What
are some important teaching points that the nurse should include in the
work with the schizophrenic patient and the family?
- What
are five possible nursing diagnoses in working with the patient with
schizophrenia?
- What
are the medications used to treat the patient with schizophrenia?
- What
is the difference between atypical and typical antipsychotic medications?
- What
are some common side effects of antipsychotic medications and what should the nurse teach about these side
effects?
- What
is the relationship between stress and schizophrenia?