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A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder is prescribed clozapine (Clozaril). Which patient symptoms, related to the side effects of this medication, should prompt a nurse to intervene immediately?

The most prosperous country in Europe during most of the seventeenth century was

The second largest migration pattern in the nineteenth century (after the transfer of enslaved Africans to the Americas) was

The center of Spanish commercial activity in Asia was

A nurse is admitting a client with a new diagnosis of a personality disorder. Which of the following would make the nurse question this diagnosis? 

The aging client takes an antipsychotic for schizophrenia spectrum disorder and a beta-adrenergic blocking agent for hypertension. Based on an understanding of the combined side effects of these drugs, which statement by a nurse is most appropriate?

Which nursing behavior will enhance the establishment of a trusting relationship with a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder?

The college student has a specific phobia of lecture halls. The college student says, “Lecture halls frighten me because when I was very young, I watched my father have a seizure in a lecture hall.” Which of the following etiological theories best explains the student’s phobia?

Which of the following components should a nurse recognize as an integral part of a rehabilitative program when planning care for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder?  (Select all that apply.) 

A patient with a history of suicide attempts has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for two weeks. The patient suddenly presents with a bright affect, reports mood has improved, and is much more communicative. Which action should be the nurse’s priority at this time?