Author Question: The nurse is sharing client assessment data with the multidisciplinary health care team. Which ... (Read 97 times)

kodithompson · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is sharing client assessment data with the multidisciplinary health care team. Which comment by the nurse is irrelevant and indicates a misunderstanding of the concept of a mental disorder?

1. The client reports significant emotional distress about the current situation.
2. The client reports a loss of interest in usual pleasurable activities and commitments.
3. The client denies thoughts of harming self or others.
4. The client has some very inappropriate religious ideas and spiritual beliefs.

Question 2

The psychiatric mental health nursing student is preparing to attend a meeting of the psychiatric mental health care team to discuss possible updates to clients' diagnoses.

In preparing for this meeting, the nursing student should consult which of the following references? 1. Standards of Psychiatric Nursing Practice
2. Psychiatric nursing care plan manual
3. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
4. Dictionary of common mental disorders

memslove · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4
Rationale: Deviant religious beliefs and behavior are not generally labeled as mental disorders unless the deviance is a symptom of dysfunction. Thoughts of harming self or others, emotional distress, and a loss of interest in usual pleasurable activities and commitments are relevant and meet the generally accepted definition of a mental disorder.

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale: Mental disorders are identified, standardized, and categorized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). All members of the health care team use this reference. A psychiatric nursing care plan manual is a reference for nursing care and a dictionary will offer only a general definition. Standards of Psychiatric Nursing Practice outlines nursing responsibilities, but does not apply to clients or other members of the multidisciplinary health care team.