Two clients are roommates on an inpatient psychiatric unit….
Two clients are roommates on an inpatient psychiatric unit. At breakfast, client A, who had been missing her gold locket, notices client B wearing it. Which does the nurse recognize as a nonassertive or passive behavioral response from client A?
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The 22-year-old partner of a young couple is providing medical history to the nurse in the inpatient psychiatry unit. Her 22-year-old partner is newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. She describes a 1 to 2 year evolution of withdrawal and behavioral changes in her partner, recently resulting in more bizarre behavior. Just prior to this psychiatric admission he was detained after shouting illogical statements to people on the street and running through traffic. The nurse knows that:
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