The nurse is providing discharge instructions to the family of a client with schizophrenia. What should the nurse teach regarding effective communication skills?
Select all that apply.
A) Talk with family or friends.
B) Pick a time and topic to practice.
C) Decrease external stimuli.
D) Leave the client alone.
E) Increase the dose of medication.
Answer: A, B, C
Increasing communication in a safe setting with family and friends helps to stimulate both self-confidence and the fostering of important relationships. Asking the family to pick a time and topic to practice at home prepares them for help they can provide the client. The more the client practices skills, the more automatic they will become. Decreasing external stimuli may help the client to cope and enhance the client's ability to communicate. Increasing the dose of medication is not indicated without contacting a physician. Leaving a client alone is not a strategy to implement effective communication skills. It may overwhelm the client's ability to cope.
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