A nurse is responding to a parent of an adolescent who was r…
A nurse is responding to a parent of an adolescent who was recently diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder following a sexual assault. The parent states, “My child ignores curfew, is hanging out with a rough crowd, and has been experimenting with drugs. Why would they be doing this?” Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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A nurse is discussing schizophrenia spectrum disorders with a client. The client states, “My friend says that before I started hearing voices, I stopped hanging out with them. Why is that?” Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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The speaker implies recognition that there is a problem, but argues that obstacles can be overcome simply by working hard. Although this may be true for many middle-class white people, the statement avoids dealing with the specific and enormous obstacles facing people of color in urban ghettoes and barrios and low-income families in rural areas like Appalachia.
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