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Varcarolis: Essen-tials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing - correct answers:
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Chapter 2: Mental Health and Mental Ill-ness - correct answers:
- correct answers:MULTIPLE CHOICE
- correct answers:1. A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric technician. Which information
is accurate?
a. - correct answers:It is a template for treatment planning.
b. - correct answers:Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.
c. - correct answers:Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.
d. - correct answers:It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory.
ANS: - correct answers: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. - correct answers:
, - correct answers:2. Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect for a person with mental
illness?
a. - correct answers:I Rheumatoid arthritis
II 100 - correct answers:
III Posttraumatic stress disorder - correct answers:
IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months ago - correct answers:
V None - correct answers:
b. - correct answers:I Mental retardation
II Histrionic personality disorder - correct answers:
III 75 - correct answers:
IV Hypertension - correct answers:
V Home destroyed by tornado last year - correct answers:
c. - correct answers:I Schizophrenia, paranoid
II Death of spouse last year - correct answers:
III 40 - correct answers:
Correct Answers
Varcarolis: Essen-tials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing - correct answers:
Test Bank - correct answers:
Chapter 2: Mental Health and Mental Ill-ness - correct answers:
- correct answers:MULTIPLE CHOICE
- correct answers:1. A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric technician. Which information
is accurate?
a. - correct answers:It is a template for treatment planning.
b. - correct answers:Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.
c. - correct answers:Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.
d. - correct answers:It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory.
ANS: - correct answers: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. - correct answers:
, - correct answers:2. Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect for a person with mental
illness?
a. - correct answers:I Rheumatoid arthritis
II 100 - correct answers:
III Posttraumatic stress disorder - correct answers:
IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months ago - correct answers:
V None - correct answers:
b. - correct answers:I Mental retardation
II Histrionic personality disorder - correct answers:
III 75 - correct answers:
IV Hypertension - correct answers:
V Home destroyed by tornado last year - correct answers:
c. - correct answers:I Schizophrenia, paranoid
II Death of spouse last year - correct answers:
III 40 - correct answers:
