When Receiving Report,the Nurse Learns That a Schizophrenic Patient Has

question 24

Multiple Choice

When receiving report,the nurse learns that a schizophrenic patient has been displaying waxy flexibility.Which behavior is consistent with this report?

• A) The patient sits and stares at the wall without speaking.
• B) The patient arranges himself in several seated postures on the couch.
• C) The patient marches stiffly up and down the center of the dayroom.
• D) The patient holds his arm over his head with his fist clenched for an hour.

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