Have you experienced any significant stressors recently

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Assignment:

You are a nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic. Stella is here today for her outpatient mental health appointment. She has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and has been stable for the past year. Her last episode was one of mania that required hospitalization. She is 29-years-old, married with two children aged 2 and 4. She reports that her mood is better than it has been in a long time and she has lots of energy. When asked whether she thinks this is a reoccurrence of mania, she says no, she thinks that things are just finally getting better.

What follow-up question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask Stella regarding her current mood and energy levels?

"Have you experienced any significant stressors recently?"
"Do you feel like your medications are still effective?"
"Have you been getting enough sleep?"
"How has your relationship with your family been lately?

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