A psychiatric–mental health nurse is working with a family whose daughter has bipolar disorder. In the family consultation role, what action will the nurse perform during the focus stage?
A) Elicit the family's priorities for their daughter's care and treatment.
B) Assess for family patterns of mental illness.
C) Suggest tangible strategies that the family can use to cope with the daughter's behavior.
D) Role-play methods of communicating effectively with the daughter.
Ans: A
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In the focus stage, the consultant helps relatives set priorities, a process that may depend on finding the common denominator in competing issues. Presenting solutions and strategies and performing assessment do not occur in this stage.
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