If a counselor is going to provide a comprehensive assessment, the counselor should consider __________ instead of solely identifying the criteria of various disorders and selecting the best fit.
a. referring to a clinician's thesaurus to look up all areas related to the possible diagnosis
b. presenting the current symptoms the client possesses to a clinical team for a collaborative decision from all clinical team members
c. understanding the total person (mind and body) of the individual who is seeking services
d. understanding insurance procedures before providing the client with a diagnosis
Question 2
Women who have histories of abuse are often diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder. The Abuse/Oppression Artifact Disorder diagnosis has been proposed for women who have endured abuse as a method to
a. focus on the repetitive nature of exposure to trauma.
b. place the ultimate responsibility on the abuse the woman has experienced.
c. explore the impact of trauma on the psychological processes of a woman.
d. All of the above.
Physical assessment is one component of the nursing database
Assessment of stereognosis.
Patient teaching: nail assessment
Nursing history for abdominal assessment
Circulation Assessment
Landmarks for urinary assessment: The costovertebral angle