Psychotic Disorders no. 4043

Psychotic Disorders no. 4043

QUESTION: When teaching the family of a client with schizophrenia, the nurse should provide which information?

✘O a.) Relapse can be prevented if the client takes the medication.
✓O b.) Support is available to help family members meet their own needs.
✘O c.) Improvement should occur if the client has a stimulating environment.
✘O d.) Stressful family situations can precipitate a relapse in the client.

RATIONALE

RATIONALE: Because family members of a client with schizophrenia face difficult situations and great stress, the nurse should inform them of support services that can help them cope with such problems. The nurse should also teach them that medication can't prevent relapses and that environmental stimuli may precipitate symptoms. Although stress can trigger symptoms, the nurse shouldn't make the family feel responsible for relapses (as in option 4).
NURSING PROCESS STEP: Implementation
CLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Psychosocial integrity
CLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: None
COGNITIVE LEVEL: Application