A parent with schizophrenia and 10-year-old child live in a homeless shelter. The child has adapted to shelter life. The child says, "I have three good friends at school. We talk about lots of things and sit together at lunch."
Select the nurse's best action. a. Recommend foster home placement of the child.
b. Refer the parent to the domestic violence program.
c. Refer the child for evaluation of emerging developmental problems.
d. Foster the child's healthy characteristics and existing environmental supports.
D
Because the child shows no evidence of poor mental health, the best action would be to foster existing healthy characteristics and environmental supports. No other option is necessary or appropriate under the current circumstances.
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