A client admitted in the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of schizophrenia has been refusing medication for the last tw
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:44 am
A client admitted in the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis ofschizophrenia has been refusing medication for the last two days.The course of action appropriate for this client would be:
· Notify the physician: request that the physician change theroute of medication from oral to intramuscular
· Explore why the client is refusing and try to explain theimportance of the medications for recovery
· The client has the right to refuse treatment therefore do notadminister the medical document the client’s refusal · Inform theclient that they might be restrained if they continued if theycontinue to refuse the
· Notify the physician: request that the physician change theroute of medication from oral to intramuscular
· Explore why the client is refusing and try to explain theimportance of the medications for recovery
· The client has the right to refuse treatment therefore do notadminister the medical document the client’s refusal · Inform theclient that they might be restrained if they continued if theycontinue to refuse the