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?
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A nursing student is assigned to care for a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia. When talking about this patient in a clinical postconference, the student would use which terminology when referring to the patient?
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Question 3 of 12
A nurse is explaining recovery to the family of a patient diagnosed with a mental disorder. Which statement would be most appropriate for the nurse to include about this process?
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Question 4 of 12
A psychiatric-mental health nurse working in a Veteran’s Administration Medical Center is meeting with a military wife who is an Asian American. The woman is to be joining a support group for wives of veterans who have posttraumatic stress syndrome. When asking her to describe her husband’s mental health problems, which response would the nurse most likely expect?
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Question 5 of 12
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is working on developing cultural competence. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to do?
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