A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client with schizophrenia. Which method would the nurse use to be most effective?
A) Engaging the client the trial and error learning
B) Having the client write down information after directly being given the correct information
C) Asking the client questions that encourage the client to guess at the correct answer
D) Using visual aids that are very colorful and full of descriptive graphic images
Question 2
A nurse is readmitting a client with a co-occurring diagnosis of schizophrenia and alcoholism who has relapsed. The client says, I'm just a failure, I'll never be anything but just a drunk.
Which of the following responses would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A) Relapse is a normal part of recovery; you can learn from this experience so it will be easier to avoid it or a similar one in the future.
B) You will always be an alcoholic, and relapse is inevitable because it is part of the illness.
C) If you didn't have cognitive distortions secondary to your schizophrenia, you wouldn't be tempted to drink.
D) When you say, 'just a drunk,' what do you mean, exactly?
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Plan of The Pantheon
The lifetime risk for schizophrenia varies with the degree of relationship to an affected individual