An individual with severe mental illness who has been living on ...

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An individual with severe mental illness who has been living on the street is persuaded to enter a
  shelter for the homeless, where there is an interdisciplinary team of health care workers available to
  assist residents.
 
  After 2 days in the shelter the client tells the nurse that he feels confused in his new
  surroundings and feels a need to be on his guard. The nursing diagnosis that should be considered is
  a. risk for injury.
  b. ineffective denial.
  c. relocation stress syndrome.
  d. noncompliance with medication regimen.

Question 2

The wife of a client attending an alcoholism rehabilitation program goes to an Al-Anon meeting.
  The fundamental Al-Anon teaching that will help the client's wife cope with her husband's drinking
  is
 
  a. the drinker's abstinence must be supervised.
  b. the client is responsible for his or her own drinking.
  c. maintenance of sobriety cannot be expected.
  d. significant others need her to meet client dependency needs.

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Answer to Question 1

C
Relocation stress syndrome is defined as physiological or psychosocial disturbance after transfer
from one environment to another. Data are not present to support options A, B, or D.

Answer to Question 2

B
Al-Anon teaches family members that they did not cause the disease, that they cannot control it, and
they cannot cure it. They advocate making the alcoholic responsible for his or her own behavior.
None of the other options is a basic teaching in Al-Anon.