A patient is hospitalized for an acute episode of schizophrenia.A nurse finds the patient in the lounge nude and telling everyone,"I am the body beautiful." The most appropriate intervention for the nurse would be to:

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A patient is hospitalized for an acute episode of schizophrenia.A nurse finds the patient in the lounge nude and telling everyone,"I am the body beautiful." The most appropriate intervention for the nurse would be to:

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The sexual expression of patients with psychiatric illness may be inappropriate and,at times,intrusive.The patient may not be able to understand or control sexual thoughts or impulses.Nursing intervention should protect the patient from the consequences of poor judgment whenever possible and should be achieved in a neutral,nonjudgmental manner.

A Patient Is Hospitalized for an Acute Episode of Schizophrenia