Question

When providing care to a patient who s exhibiting schizophrenic attack, nurse must be aware of the following: (Select all that apply)

A. Acknowledgment of the patient's feelings provides support.

B. The medication regimen is ineffective.

C. Reality orientation is needed.

D. Prescribed sedative may be needed.

E. The perceptions are very real to the patient.

Answer 1

When providing care to a patient who s exhibiting schizophrenic attack, the nurse must be aware of

Acknowledgment of the patient's feelings to provides support.

Recognition of patient's symptoms is very important to provide care and support because it helps a nurse to provide better psychological counseling and psychological support.

Reality orientation is needed.

In the schizophrenic attack, there are episodes of hallucination and delusions are common so, reality orientation is needed to help the patients focus on present surroundings.

A prescribed sedative may be needed.

Most of the schizophrenic attacks are non-violent but some may be violent, in those cases we need prescribed sedative to control patient's behavior.