A Nurse Suspects That an Adolescent Patient Is at Risk

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse suspects that an adolescent patient is at risk for psychiatric problems according to the risk and protective factors model.Which information gathered during the intake assessment supports this suspicion?

• A) The patient lives with a parent and a half-sibling whom the patient "hates."
• B) The patient readily admits to regularly "having a few beers to loosen up."
• C) The patient repeatedly says, "I want to play drums for a rock band for a living."
• D) The patient's parents are divorced and "both of them date a lot of different people."

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