Question

1.A client has been sitting in the same position for 2 hours. He is mute. What type of illness is this client experiencing?

2.A client is very agitated. He believes that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has tapped the phone and is sending messages through the television and that you are an agent who has been planted by the agency. In order of priority, list the appropriate nursing actions when intervening in this situation. What type of delusion is this client experiencing?

3.List six causes of delirium.

Answer 1

Answer 1: The client is suffering from Schizophrenia. It is a chronic disorder of brain in which client experiences hallucinations, abnormal behaviour, trouble in thinking as well as inability to concentrate or think rationally.

Answer 2: The nurse should intervene as:

• Assess the patient.
• Distract the mind of the patient.
• Encourage the communication with the patient.
• Assess the medications required for the patient.
• Promote the effective communication and build trust.
• The client is suffering from paranoid disorders as well as delusion.