Question

You are caring for an older male patient who has been admitted for pneumonia. The patient requires minimal assistance with ADLs. You have cared for this patient the last few nights, and at around 8 PM, he thinks he is at home, he calls for his dog, his thought processes are disorganized, and he is restless. What disorder is he experiencing, and what nursing interventions would be appropriate for this patient?

Please respond in no less than 250 words.

I need this written out please not somebodies notes.

Answer 1

Ans) Schizophrenia is a chronic, or long-term, psychiatric condition. It affects the person's thought processes and makes it difficult to think clearly.

- Disorganized thinking is one of the symptoms of schizophrenia and it can lead to a variety of thought process disorders that cause disjointed thoughts, a collapse or sudden stop in thought process, randomly spoken words, and complete incoherence.

- Nursing Interventions & Rationales:

• Be consistent in setting expectations, enforcing rules.

-->Clear, consistent limits provide a secure structure for the patient.

• Reduce provocative stimuli, negative criticism, arguments, and confrontations.

-->This is to avoid triggering fight/flight responses.