Parents Ask a Nurse How They Should Reply When Their

question 17

Multiple Choice

Parents ask a nurse how they should reply when their child, diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, tells them that voices command him to harm others. Which is the appropriate nursing response?

• A) "Tell him to stop discussing the voices."
• B) "Ignore what he is saying, while attempting to discover the underlying cause."
• C) "Focus on the feelings generated by the hallucinations and present reality."
• D) "Present objective evidence that the voices are not real."

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Definitions:

Amide Group

A chemical functional group consisting of a carbonyl group linked to a nitrogen atom, commonly found in organic and biochemistry.

Side Chain

A group of atoms attached to a main part of a molecule and having a structure branching off from the main chain or ring in the molecule.

Amino Acid

Organic molecules that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.

Aromatic Substructure

A part of a molecule containing an aromatic ring, characterized by a ring of atoms with resonance bonds creating stability.