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formula1 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse who is admitting a client to the inpatient unit conducts a comprehensive assessment. How does the nurse use the data gathered from the assessment? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. To support nursing diagnoses
2. To determine the length of stay
3. To exclude data from secondary sources
4. To plan appropriate interventions
5. To make sound clinical judgments

Question 2

During an admission assessment on an adult unit, the nurse is thinking that the client's beliefs and actions regarding commonly accepted health practices are bizarre.

To help establish the presence of a mental disorder, the nurse should first collect information about the client's: Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Occupational history.
2. Psychiatric history.
3. Culture.
4. Age.
5. Family history.

pratush dev · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,4,5
Rationale: To support nursing diagnoses. Data obtained from the comprehensive assessment is used as support or evidence for the nursing diagnoses.

Answer to Question 2

1,2,3
Rationale: Occupational history. Occupational history will provide data regarding the client's ability to function effectively (part of definition of mental disorder).