The community psychiatric nurse is attempting to facilitate medication compliance for a client by
having the physician prescribe depot medication that will be given by injection every 3 weeks at the
community mental health outreach clinic.
For this plan to be successful, what factor will the nurse
assess as being of critical importance?
a. The attitude of significant others toward the client
b. Nutrition services in the client's neighborhood
c. A trusting relationship between the client and the nurse
d. The availability of transportation to the clinic
ANS: D
The ability of the client to get to the clinic is of paramount importance to the success of the plan.
The depot medication relieves the client of the necessity to take medication daily, but if he or she
does not receive the injection at 3-week intervals, noncompliance will again be the issue. Options A,
B, and C: Attitude toward the client, trusting relationships, and nutrition are important but not
fundamental to this particular problem.
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