The nurse is talking with the family of a mentally ill client who lives with them. The client is being admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit. What is the priority information to gather from the family?

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Knowing how the client's symptoms are expressed at home is important for the inpatient psychiatric unit to understand the client's baseline behavior and to develop an appropriate treatment plan. The number of medications prescribed for the client is important, but not the priority in this situation. The type of soap the client prefers to use and whether the client had a flu shot recently are not relevant to the client's admission to the psychiatric unit.

The Nurse Is Talking with the Family of a Mentally