The nurse caring for a patient with schizophrenia spectrum disorder will include which factors in the patient assessment? Select all that apply.

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1. The nurse caring for a patient with SSD will include the following as part of the nursing assessment: psychiatric and medical history, symptom description, precipitating factors, and a suicide/violence assessment. The nurse will also assess the patient's height and weight to determine body mass index (BMI) either as part of the baseline assessment or ongoing to compare against the patient's baseline. Home safety checks are not typically included in the assessment of the patient with SSDs.
2. The nurse caring for a patient with SSD will include the following as part of the nursing assessment: psychiatric and medical history, symptom description, precipitating factors, and a suicide/violence assessment. The nurse will also assess the patient's height and weight to determine body mass index (BMI) either as part of the baseline assessment or ongoing to compare against the patient's baseline. Home safety checks are not typically included in the assessment of the patient with SSDs.
4. The nurse caring for a patient with SSD will include the following as part of the nursing assessment: psychiatric and medical history, symptom description, precipitating factors, and a suicide/violence assessment. The nurse will also assess the patient's height and weight to determine body mass index (BMI) either as part of the baseline assessment or ongoing to compare against the patient's baseline. Home safety checks are not typically included in the assessment of the patient with SSDs.
5. The nurse caring for a patient with SSD will include the following as part of the nursing assessment: psychiatric and medical history, symptom description, precipitating factors, and a suicide/violence assessment. The nurse will also assess the patient's height and weight to determine body mass index (BMI) either as part of the baseline assessment or ongoing to compare against the patient's baseline. Home safety checks are not typically included in the assessment of the patient with SSDs.

The Nurse Caring for a Patient with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder