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nramada

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on: Jul 19, 2018
The nurse is assessing a client in the home. Given the nurse's knowledge of the top 10 causes of disability worldwide, choose the priority area for data collection.
 
  1. Social interactions and history of abuse
  2. Irrational fears and quality of communication
  3. Memory and childhood history
  4. Mood and patterns of alcohol usage

Question 2

A female client disclosed to the nurse that she is in an abusive situation. This information will be used to contribute to:
 
  1. Axis IV.
  2. Axis III.
  3. Nothing, since this is confidential information and should not be shared.
  4. Axis I.


lorealeza

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Unipolar depression, bipolar disorder (both mood disorders), and alcohol use all rank among the top 10 causes of disability worldwide and therefore, are priorities for assessment. Irrational fears, quality of communication, social interactions, history of abuse, memory, and childhood history may be assessed at some point; however, these areas are generally not specific to the mental disorders ranked among the top 10 causes of disability.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Axis IV is used to identify psychosocial problems that may affect the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Clinicians use Axis III too.


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