MC The nurse is working in a mental health clinic. A client has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client asks the nurse if his son has a greater risk for schizophrenia. The nurse knows that
A. Only the client's daughters have a greater risk for developing schizophrenia.
B. Schizophrenia skips a generation so the client's son will not have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia.
C. The son has a ten times greater risk for developing schizophrenia.
D. The client's son does not have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia.
C. The son has a ten times greater risk for developing schizophrenia.
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a. fungal disorders. c. urinary tract infections. b. ophthalmic infections. d. acne.
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