A client with chronic paranoid schizophrenia is scheduled to be discharged from the inpatient psychiatric unit in two days. The nurse is working with the client's family to develop a plan for managing psychotic symptoms and emergency behaviors after discharge. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is most appropriate?

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Knowledge deficit: symptom management related to inadequate understanding of disease processes is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis because the client is being discharged from the inpatient psychiatric unit and needs to be able to manage their psychotic symptoms and emergency behaviors after discharge.

A Client with Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenia Is Scheduled to Be