110) A client with a chronic mental illness who
does not always take her medications is separated
from her husband and receives Supplemental Security
Income. She lives with her mother and older
sister and manages her own medication. The client’s
mother is in poor health and receives Social Security
benefi ts. The client’s sister works outside the home,
and the client’s father is dead. Which of the following
issues should the nurse need to address fi rst?
1. Family.
2. Marital.
3. Financial.
4. Medication.


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