A nurse participating in a community health fair is asked, "What is the most prevalent mental disorder in the United States?" Select the nurse's best response
a. Schizophrenia
b. "Why do you ask?"
c. Bipolar disorder
d. Alzheimer's disease
D
The prevalence for Alzheimer's disease is 10% for persons older than 65 and 50% for persons older than 85 . The prevalence of schizophrenia is 1.1% per year. The prevalence of bipolar disorder is 2.6%. It is important for the nurse to provide information rather than probe the reason for the person's question.
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