Which Assessment Finding for a Patient Diagnosed with Serious and Persistent

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which assessment finding for a patient diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness and living in the community merits priority intervention by the psychiatric nurse? The patient

• A) receives social security disability income plus a small check from a trust fund every month.
• B) was absent from two of six planned Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the past 2 weeks.
• C) lives in an apartment with two patients who attend partial hospitalization programs.
• D) has a sibling who was recently diagnosed with a mental illness.

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