After hospital discharge, a priority intervention that should be planned for a family and the client
with bipolar disorder who is taking antimanic medication is
a. decreasing physical activity.
b. increasing food and fluids.
c. meeting self-care needs.
d. psychoeducation.
D
Options A, B, and C: During the continuation phase of treatment for bipolar disorder, the physical
needs of the client are not as important an issue as they were during the acute episode. After hospital
discharge, treatment focuses on maintaining medication compliance and preventing relapse, both of
which are fostered by ongoing psychoeducation.
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