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Cooldude101

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse at a behavioral health clinic sees an unfamiliar psychiatric diagnosis on a patient's insurance form. Which resource should the nurse consult to discern the criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
 
  a. DSM-IV-TR
  b. Nursing Diagnosis Manual
  c. A psychiatric nursing textbook
  d. A behavioral health reference manual

Question 2

A nurse must assess several new patients at a community mental health center. Conclusions concerning current functioning should be made on the basis of:
 
  a. the degree of conformity of the individual to society's norms.
  b. the degree to which an individual is logical and rational.
  c. a continuum from mentally healthy to unhealthy.
  d. the rate of intellectual and emotional growth.


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ilianabrrr

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

ANS: A
The DSM-IV-TR gives the criteria used to diagnose each mental disorder. The Nursing Diagnosis Manual focuses on nursing diagnoses. A psychiatric nursing textbook or behavioral health reference manual may not contain diagnostic criteria.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Because mental health and mental illness are relative concepts, assessment of functioning is made by using a continuum. Mental health is not based on conformity; some mentally healthy individuals do not conform to society's norms. Most individuals occasionally display illogical or irrational thinking. The rate of intellectual and emotional growth is not the most useful criterion to assess mental health or mental illness.


Cooldude101

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Excellent

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