Multiple Choice
Which assessment finding for a patient in the community deserves priority intervention by the psychiatric nurse?
A) The patient receives provincial disability income plus a small cheque from a trust fund every month.
B) The patient was absent from three of six planned Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the past 2 weeks.
C) The patient lives in an apartment with two patients who attend partial hospitalization programs.
D) The patient has a sibling who was recently diagnosed with a mental illness.
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