When a client is admitted with a diagnosis of somatoform disorder, the nurse would expect to assess for:
1. Structural abnormalities
2. Problems beginning after age 30
3. Symptoms explainable as general medical disorders
4. Complaints relating to multiple organ systems
Question 2
To differentiate between somatoform and conversion disorders, the nurse will direct assessment to ascertain the presence of the critical defining factor associated with conversion disorderthat is, the symptom:
1. Cannot be accounted for by a medical condition
2. Is limited to pain or sexual function
3. Is precipitated by psychological factors
4. Is intentionally feigned
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
The nurse can make observations about the patient's general appearance while talking with the p
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