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neverstopbelieb

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In the discipline of psychiatric mental health, diagnosis involves scientific evaluation of signs, symptoms, history, lab tests, and procedures. One of the potential risks to the process of diagnosis in mental health is what?
 
  A) The nurse may be led to a false, simplistic, or superior sense of an understanding of the patient's problem.
  B) The diagnosis provides a way to communicate with other health professionals using a common language.
  C) The diagnoses can help guide treatment decisions.
  D) Once diagnosis is established, it is possible to identify similar subjects for etiologic and epidemiologic research.

Question 2

When designing written plans of care, the nurse is aware that the administrative purposes include what?
 
  A) Providing a blueprint for charting
  B) Communicating information and appropriate client interventions to all caregivers
  C) Providing criteria for reviewing quality of care
  D) Providing continuity of care 24 hours a day



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Diagnosis may create a false sense of understanding of the client's problem. The other options are incorrect and reasons why diagnosis is helpful.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Administrative purposes of the care plan include those that assist in the overall management of the care environment. Providing criteria to review quality of care delivered is an administrative function and purpose for the nursing care plan.




neverstopbelieb

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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