A client admitted to the inpatient unit has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, residual type. The nursing diagnosis which has the highest priority for this client is:

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In a client with residual type schizophrenia, the symptoms may include residual negative symptoms like social withdrawal, lack of motivation, and apathy. The client may also experience positive symptoms like delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking. There is also a risk of the client displaying violent behavior towards self or others due to the presence of positive symptoms. Therefore, the highest priority nursing diagnosis for this client would be "Risk for violence: self-directed or other-directed."

A Client Admitted to the Inpatient Unit Has a Diagnosis