After educating a group of nursing students about the connections between mental health and medical disorders on clients and families, the instructor determines the need for additional education when the students identify which effect?

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The presence of mental health problems with medical illnesses may diminish the motivation for self-care, impair symptom reporting, and delay treatment. As a result, hospitalization for medical problems may be prolonged and recovery delayed or impaired, at increased emotional and financial cost to the client and the family.

After Educating a Group of Nursing Students About the Connections