The psychiatric nurse is preparing discharge information for a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia.Knowing that the patient will be discharged to a home shared with the patient's elderly parents,you want to develop evidence-based care for the patient.You will first:

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Defining the clinical problem for this patient is the first step in evidence-based care.All other options can be useful to the patient's future care,but with evidence-based care,it is most important to have a clear question to identify the clinical problems,identify the existing nursing interventions,and specify the expected outcome.

The Psychiatric Nurse Is Preparing Discharge Information for a Patient