If a clinician is informed that a prospective client, who is seeing things that are not actually there, is African-American and in a lower income bracket, the clinician may be more likely to
a) suggest a diagnosis of mood disorder.
b) suggest a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
c) suggest that there is a good prognosis for treatment.
d) recommend a second opinion.
Question 2
Recent research on diagnosing personality disorders indicates that their reliability is
a) totally inadequate.
b) improved if specialized, structured interviews are used.
c) acceptable for antisocial personality disorder, but inadequate for most others.
d) better than most diagnostic categories.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
The patient's signature on the informed consent form indicates that the patient understands the
Greet a First-Time Client With a Firm Handshake.
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
Testing client’s ability to identify dull sensation
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe