Practice Question
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia is experiencing anhedonia. Which nursing diagnosis addresses the client's problemthat this symptom may generate?
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Correct Answer:
Risk for suicide
Rationale:
✅Anhedonia is the inability to experience pleasure or interest in activities once enjoyed, a key symptom often seen in schizophrenia.
✅This symptom can severely affect a client's motivation and outlook on life, increasing the risk of suicide.
✅Disturbed sensory perception relates to altered perceptions, such as hallucinations or delusions, and does not directly address anhedonia.
✅Impaired verbal communication is related to difficulty with communication but does not specifically address the emotional and motivational issues that anhedonia brings.
✅Self-care deficit refers to difficulty with activities of daily living, but it is not the most fitting diagnosis for the emotional and psychological effects of anhedonia.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Mental Health
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