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Select the best response for the nurse who receives a question from another health professional seeking to understand the difference between a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis.

After formulating the nursing diagnoses for a new patient, what is a nurse’s next action?

A psychotherapist works with an anxious, dependent patient. Which strategy is most consistent with psychoanalytic psychotherapy?

Which belief will best support a nurse’s efforts to provide patient advocacy during a multidisciplinary patient care planning session?

A patient checks and rechecks electrical cords related to an obsessive thought that the house may burn down. The nurse and patient explore the likelihood of an actual fire. The patient states this event is not likely. This counseling demonstrates principles of:

The interprofessional care of the patient with osteoporosis should focus on: (Select all that apply.)

Consider this comment from a therapist: “The patient is homosexual but has kept this preference secret. Severe anxiety and depression occur when the patient anticipates family reactions to this sexual orientation.” Which perspective is evident in the speaker?

A nurse uses Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to plan care for a patient with mental illness. Which problem will receive priority? The patient:

A 4-year-old grabs toys from siblings and says, “I want that now!” The siblings cry, and the child’s parent becomes upset with the behavior. According to Freudian theory, this behavior is a product of impulses originating in which system of the personality?

A nurse assessed a patient who reluctantly participated in activities, answered questions with minimal responses, and rarely made eye contact. What information should be included when documenting the assessment? Select all that apply.