Question

An older adult patient was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 18. a nurse at the outpatient medication clinic interviews this patient. which communication strategy will be most helpful?

Answer 1

The nurse should ask concrete questions and in which a YES or NO should be an answer. Schizophrenia patients find it difficult to communicate, because of the thought disorders that they possess. So, asking a YES/NO question should be most helpful in such cases.