A client with a history of schizophrenia is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection.What is probably the most significant barrier this patient faces?

A) Chronic urinary incontinence
B) Stigma associated with mental illness
C) Risk for recurring infections
D) Auditory hallucinations ("hearing things")

Mental illness is associated with a stigma that is usually a barrier,and even considered a debilitating handicap.Chronic urinary incontinence is not commonly associated with urinary tract infection,and nothing in the scenario suggests that the patient is incontinent.The patient is at risk for recurring urinary tract infections,but this is not considered a debilitating handicap.Auditory hallucinations are associated with schizophrenia but have not been described as the most debilitating handicap.