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Question 10 — Which observation indicates to the nurse that a patient is experiencing obsessive- compulsive disorder? (O The patient sits in the lounge and talks to an empty chair. ") The patient walks up and down the hall before going to bed. (O The patient collects unused sugar packets from the meal trays. ) The patient closes the blinds and counts the number of windowpanes visible. /) That's right! Rationale A common obsession is having things in perfect order, for example when a patient closes the blinds, counting the number of windowpanes visible. Sitting in the lounge talking to an empty chair is a positive symptom of schizophrenia. Walking up and down the hall before going to bed is not associated with any particular mental health disorder. Collecting unused sugar packets from meal trays is not associated with any particular mental health disorder. h.80