ATI Cognition Quiz
1. A charge nurse overhears another nurse talking with a client who has schizophrenia.
Suddenly the client yells, “I am the devil! I am God! Open the gates for me!” Which of
the following replies by
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ATI Cognition Quiz
1. A charge nurse overhears another nurse talking with a client who has schizophrenia.
Suddenly the client yells, “I am the devil! I am God! Open the gates for me!” Which of
the following replies by the nurse requires intervention?
a. “It sounds frightening to feel like both God and the devil at the same time.”
b. “I don’t understand. Can you tell me what that means?”
c. “Are you saying that you are both good and bad?”
d. “There is no gate for me to open.”
2. A nurse is caring for a young adult client who has acute schizophrenia disorder and
tells the nurse, “Yester noon the sun moon went over the rover to see the
lawnmower.” Which of the following manifestations is the client exhibiting?
a. Delusional disorder
b. Associative looseness
c. Hallucination
d. Anhedonia
3. A nurse is talking with a client who has schizophrenia. Suddenly the client states, “I’m
frightened. Do you hear that? The voices are telling me to do terrible things.” Which of the
following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
a. “You need to tell the voices to leave you alone.”
b. “You need to understand that there are no voices.”
c. “What are the voices telling you to do?”
d. “Why do you think you are hearing the voices?”
4. A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia which has been treated with fluphenazine
for several years. Which of the following findings should the nurse document as
manifestations of tardive dyskinesia (TD)?
a. Shuffling gait
b. Constant tapping of feet when sitting
c. Sudden onset of high fever
d. Twisting tongue movements
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