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Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders NCLEX Questions and Answers Version 2025/2026 Correct &
A client with schizophrenia is showing signs of poor hygiene and social withdrawal. These are
best described as:
- Positive symptoms
- Cognitive symptoms
- Affective symptoms
✔✔C. Negative symptoms
A nurse is assessing a client who believes their food is being poisoned. This is an example of:
- Hallucination
- Magical thinking
- Loose association
✔✔C. Paranoid delusion
A client with schizophrenia is being discharged. What instruction is most important to include? 1 / 3
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- Avoid eating after 6 p.m.
- Increase exercise immediately
- Limit all social contact
✔✔B. Take medications exactly as prescribed
A client suddenly begins repeating everything the nurse says. What is this called?
- Neologism
- Word salad
- Clang association
✔✔B. Echolalia
Which statement by a client suggests the presence of a delusion?✔✔A. "The TV is sending me secret codes."
- "I sometimes hear music when I fall asleep."
- "I don’t feel like eating today."
- "I'm having trouble remembering names."
A client says, “Rain pain train gain.” This is an example of: 2 / 3
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✔✔A. Clang association
- Word salad
- Echopraxia
- Delusional speech
What is the priority nursing action when a client reports hearing voices telling them to harm others?✔✔A. Initiate safety protocols and notify the provider
- Distract the client with music
- Offer PRN medication immediately
- Encourage the client to ignore the voices
Which of the following best describes a “word salad”?
- Repetition of words
- Made-up new words
- Words linked by rhyme
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✔✔D. Jumbled, incoherent words without meaning
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