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Case Scenario: The nurse at a mental hospital health clinic is
meeting a new client for the first time and plans to do a
psychosocial assessment. When the client arrives, the nurse finds a
young woman who looks somewhat apprehensive and is crying and
twisting facial tissues in her hands. The client can tell the nurse
her name and age but begins crying before she can provide any other
information. The nurse knows it is essential to obtain information
from this young woman, but it is clear she will have trouble
answering all interview questions at this time.
1. What, if any assumptions might the nurse make about this
client and her situation? If the client decided to leave the clinic
before the assessment formally began, what would the nurse need to
do?
2. If the client decided to leave the clinic before
the assessment formally began, what would the nurse need to
do?