A nurse has completed an assessment of a 23-year-old male client ...

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A nurse has completed an assessment of a 23-year-old male client and has identified the nursing diagnosis of Psychosis related history of schizophrenia. What is the major deficit of this nursing diagnosis statement?
 
  A) The statement lacks a finite time period.
  B) The terms psychosis and schizophrenia are synonymous.
  C) The statement lacks evidence for the diagnosis.
  D) Psychosis is not a nursing diagnosis.

Question 2

A recently graduated psychiatricmental health nurse is feeling highly anxious before conducting an interview with a client. This feeling of anxiety is likely to be:
 
  A) Beneficial to the interaction by increasing the nurse's focus and attention
  B) Detrimental to the interaction by decreasing the nurse's focus and attention
  C) Beneficial to the interaction by increasing the client's self-awareness
  D) Detrimental to the interaction by decreasing the client's self-awareness

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
Nursing diagnosis must begin with a diagnostic concept that has a nursing focus rather than a medical or psychiatric diagnosis. Nursing diagnostic statements do not normally specify a time frame. The statement lacks evidence, but the most significant problem is the lack of an acceptable nursing diagnosis.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Anxiety on the nurse's part is one of many factors that can influence outcomes. It is widely recognized that as anxiety increases, the person's ability to focus narrows. Nurses who begin interviews in a highly anxious state may find it difficult to focus on thorough data collection or interpretation.

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