The best response for the nurse who receives a query from another ...

[justinmsk]

The best response for the nurse who receives a query from another mental health professional
  seeking to understand the difference between a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis would
  be
 
  a. There is no functional difference between the two; both serve to identify a
  human deviance..
  b. The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing diagnosis
  takes culture into account..
  c. The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis is associated with present distress or disability,
  whereas a nursing diagnosis considers past and present responses to actual mental
  health problems..
  d. The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis affects the choice of medical treatment, whereas the
  nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying interventions for phenomena
  a client is experiencing..

Question 2

A client tells the nurse, I'm a real freak. I'm a psychiatric patient, in and out of hospitals all the
  time. None of my friends or relatives is crazy like this..
 
  The reply that would help the client
  understand the prevalence of mental illness is
  a. Comparing yourself with others has no real advantages..
  b. Mental illness affects 50 of the adult population in any given year..
  c. Nearly 50 of all people aged 15 to 55 years have had a psychiatric disorder at
  some time in their lives..
  d. You are not to blame for having a psychiatric illness. The important thing is to
  recognize your need for treatment..

[jliusyl]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The medical diagnosis is concerned with the client's disease state, causes, and cures, whereas the
nursing diagnosis focuses on the client's response to stress and possible caring interventions.
Options A and B are not true statements. Both consider culture. Option C: The DSM-IV-TR is
multiaxial. Nursing diagnoses also consider potential problems.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The question calls for an answer relating to the prevalence of mental illness. Only options B and C
address this, and option B is untrue.

[justinmsk]

Correct answers!

[jliusyl]

Great! Please up vote