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Varcarolis: Essen-tials of Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing
Test Bank
Chapter 2: Mental Health and Mental Ill-ness
, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric technician. Which
information is accurate?
a. It is a template for treatment planning.
b. Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.
c. Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.
d. It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory.
ANS: C
The use of five axes requires assessment beyond
diagnosis of a mental disorder and includes relevant
medical conditions, psychosocial and environmental
problems, and global assessment of functioning. The
DSM-IV-TR is not a template for treatment planning and
does not use a specific biopsychosocial theory. Nursing
diagnoses are not included in multiaxial diagnoses.
2. Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect for a person with
mental illness?
a. I Rheumatoid arthritis
II 100
III Posttraumatic stress disorder
IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months ago
V None
b. I Mental retardation
II Histrionic personality disorder
Terms in this set (168)
Varcarolis: Essen-tials of Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing
Test Bank
Chapter 2: Mental Health and Mental Ill-ness
, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric technician. Which
information is accurate?
a. It is a template for treatment planning.
b. Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.
c. Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.
d. It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory.
ANS: C
The use of five axes requires assessment beyond
diagnosis of a mental disorder and includes relevant
medical conditions, psychosocial and environmental
problems, and global assessment of functioning. The
DSM-IV-TR is not a template for treatment planning and
does not use a specific biopsychosocial theory. Nursing
diagnoses are not included in multiaxial diagnoses.
2. Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect for a person with
mental illness?
a. I Rheumatoid arthritis
II 100
III Posttraumatic stress disorder
IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months ago
V None
b. I Mental retardation
II Histrionic personality disorder
