Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2019 58th Edition - Test Bank

Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition Boyd Luebbert

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Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Disorders

1.

A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a

group of nursing students. Which of the following would

the instructor include as the primary purpose of this

classification?

A) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic

category for clinical practice.

B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric

disorders and mental illnesses.

C) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders

based on family histories.

D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for

individuals with mental illnesses.

2. A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental

disorder classified by the DSM-IV-TR. The nurse

understands that although the first three axes appear to

contain all the diagnostic information about a patient, a

truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without

considering other factors such as an estimate of current

functioning and:

A) Life stressors

B) Cultural background

C) Marital status

D) Genetic history

B) Cultural background

C) Marital status

D) Genetic history

3. A patients global assessment functioning reveals that he

has minimal symptoms with good functioning in all

areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these

findings?