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jjjetplane

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Which belief by a nurse supports the highest degree of patient advocacy during a multidisciplinary patient care planning session?
 
  a. All mental illnesses are culturally determined.
  b. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are cross-cultural disorders.
  c. Symptoms of mental disorders are constant from culture to culture.
  d. Some symptoms of mental disorders reflect a person's cultural patterns.

Question 2

A newly admitted patient is profoundly depressed, mute, and motionless. The patient has refused to bathe and eat for a week. Which score would be expected on the patient's global assessment of functioning?
 
  a. 100
  b. 80
  c. 50
  d. 10


ryrychapman11

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
A nurse who understands that a patient's symptoms are influenced by culture will be able to advocate for the patient to a greater degree than a nurse who believes that culture is of little relevance. All mental illnesses are not culturally determined. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are cross-cultural disorders, but this understanding has little relevance to patient advocacy. Symptoms of mental disorders change from culture to culture.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The patient is unable to maintain personal hygiene, oral intake, or verbal communication. The patient is dangerous to self because of the potential for starvation. A GAF score of 100 indicates high-level functioning. A score of 80 or 50 suggests higher functional abilities than the patient presently displays.


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