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An elderly client is admitted for acute psychiatric inpatient treatment of multiple psychiatric disorders. The client also carries several nonpsychiatric medical disorders.
 
  Which method of documenting the nursing process for this client would BEST promote critical thinking about the complex interrelationships among the multiple medical and nursing diagnoses? a. traditional columnar nursing care plan
  b. diagrammatic concept map
  c. verbatim process recording
  d. stages of the nurse-client relationship

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a military veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When planning care, which realistic goals should be included in this client's plan of care? Select all that apply.
 
  A) The client will not have flashbacks.
  B) The client will participate in a support group for veterans.
  C) The client will not need hypnotics to obtain adequate sleep.
  D) The client will refrain from discussing the traumatic event.
  E) The client will verbalize the ability to feel a wider range of emotions.



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Answer to Question 1

B
Diagrammatic concept maps are the best method to promote critical thinking about complex interrelationships among multiple medical and nursing diagnoses. The concept map permits the nurse to think through all data and the relationships among areas of nursing concerns. This thinking-throughassists nurses to develop priorities of care in situations where the nurse concludes that one diagnosis or issue is a focal point of all of the diagnoses or issues observed.

Answer to Question 2

B, C, E



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