The mother of the 16-year-old patient with schizophrenia asks the nurse, “I can hardly get him out of bed each day, he won’t ever shower, and it just doesn’t seem like he understands when I try to teach him new things. He takes his medicine like he’s supposed to. Why does he keep getting worse?” Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
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