The nurse caring for clients with mental disorders discusses the overriding goal of psychiatric care with her supervisors. Which of the following is the most important consideration when caring for these clients?
A) Ensuring the safety of the client, family and community
B) Enforcing adherence to a medication schedule
C) Locating community services to treat the client
D) Alleviating symptoms and modifying client behavior
A
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The major overriding goal of all psychiatric care is safety of the client, his or her family, and others in the community. Other goals of therapy are to alleviate symptoms and to modify the client's behavior so that he or she can meet life's demands and return to an optimum level of wellness. Medication administration and community services are an integral part of the care, but not the overriding goal.
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