Asked by Clayton Armfield on Aug 01, 2024
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A critical care nurse asks a psychiatric nurse about the difference between a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and a nursing diagnosis. Select the psychiatric nurse's best response.
A) "No functional difference exists between the two diagnoses. Both serve to identify a human deviance."
B) "The DSM-5 diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing diagnosis includes cultural variables."
C) "The DSM-5 diagnosis profiles present distress or disability, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers past and present responses to actual mental health problems."
D) "The DSM-5 diagnosis influences the medical treatment; the nursing diagnosis offers a framework to identify interventions for problems a patient has or may experience."
DSM-5
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a handbook used by healthcare professionals as the authoritative guide to diagnose mental disorders.
Nursing Diagnosis
A clinical judgment by a nurse regarding an individual's state, a potential or actual health issue, that guides the planning of care.
Functional Difference
Variations in the way individuals perform or complete tasks, often related to diverse abilities or disabilities.
- Determine the most common mental health conditions and their criteria for diagnosis.
- Employ suitable tools for the assessment of mental health disorders.
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Learning Objectives
- Determine the most common mental health conditions and their criteria for diagnosis.
- Employ suitable tools for the assessment of mental health disorders.
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