ANSWER KEY FOR The Psychiatric
Interview 4th Edition Carlat Test Bank
(Chapter 1-Chapter 3)
MULTIPLE hCHOICE
2. A hpatient his hhospitalized hfor hdepression hand hsuicidal hideation hafter htheir hspouse hasks
hfor ha hdivorce. hSelect hthe hnurses hmost hcaring hcomment.
a. Lets hdiscuss hsome hmeans hof hcoping hother hthan hsuicide hwhen hyou hhave hthese hfeelings.
b. I hunderstand hwhy hyoure hso hdepressed. hWhen hI hgot hdivorced, hI hwas hdevastated htoo.
c. You hshould hforget habout hyour hmarriage hand hmove hon hwith hyour hlife.
d. How hdid hyou hget hso hdepressed hthat hhospitalization hwas hnecessary? hANS: hA
The hnurses hcommunication hshould hevidence hcaring hand ha hcommitment hto hwork hwith hthe
hpatient. hThis hcommitment hlets hthe hpatient hknow hthe hnurse hwill hhelp. hProbing hand hadvice
hare hnot hhelpful hor htherapeutic hinterventions.
1. Which houtcome, hfocused hon hrecovery, hwould hbe hexpected hin hthe hplan hof hcare hfor ha
hpatient hliving hin hthe hcommunity hand hdiagnosed hwith hserious hand hpersistent hmental
hillness? hWithin h3 hmonths, hthe hpatient hwill: a. deny hsuicidal hideation.
b. report ha hsense hof hwell-being.
c. take hmedications has hprescribed.
d. attend hclinic happointments hon htime. hANS: hB
Recovery hemphasizes hmanaging hsymptoms, hreducing hpsychosocial hdisability, hand himproving
hrole hperformance. hThe hgoal hof hrecovery his hto hempower hthe hindividual hwith hmental hillness
hto hachieve ha hsense hof hmeaning hand hsatisfaction hin hlife hand hto hfunction hat hthe hhighest
hpossible hlevel hof hwellness. hThe hincorrect hoptions hfocus hon hthe hclassic
hmedical hmodel hrather hthan hrecovery.
3. In hthe hshift-change hreport, han hoff-going hnurse hcriticizes ha hpatient hwho hwears hheavy
hmakeup. hWhich hcomment hby hthe hnurse hwho hreceives hthe hreport hbest hdemonstrates
hadvocacy?
a. This his ha hpsychiatric hhospital. hCraziness his hwhat hwe hare hall habout.
b. Lets hall hshow hacceptance hof hthis hpatient hby hwearing hlots hof hmakeup htoo.
c. Your hcomments hare hinconsiderate hand hinappropriate. hKeep hthe hreport hobjective.
d. Our hpatients hneed hour hhelp hto hlearn hbehaviors hthat hwill hhelp hthem hget halong hin hsociety.
hANS: hD
Accepting hpatients hneeds hfor hself-expression hand hseeking hto hteach hskills hthat hwill hcontribute
hto htheir hwell-being hdemonstrate hrespect hand hare himportant hparts hof hadvocacy. hThe hon-
coming hnurse hneeds hto htake haction hto hensure hthat hothers hare hnot hprejudiced hagainst hthe
,hpatient. hHumor hcan hbe happropriate hwithin hthe hprivacy hof ha hshift hreport hbut hnot hat hthe
hexpense hof hrespect hfor hpatients.
Judging hthe hoff-going hnurse hin ha hcritical hway hwill hcreate hconflict. hNurses hmust hshow
hcompassion hfor heach hother.
4. A hnurse hassesses ha hnewly hadmitted hpatient hdiagnosed hwith hmajor hdepressive hdisorder.
hWhich hstatement his han hexample hof hattending?
a. We hall hhave hstress hin hlife. hBeing hin ha hpsychiatric hhospital hisnt hthe hend hof hthe hworld.
b. Tell hme hwhy hyou hfelt hyou hhad hto hbe hhospitalized hto hreceive htreatment hfor hyour
hdepression.
c. You hwill hfeel hbetter hafter hwe hget hsome hantidepressant hmedication hstarted hfor hyou.
d. Id hlike hto hsit hwith hyou ha hwhile hso hyou hmay hfeel hmore hcomfortable htalking hwith hme.
hANS: hD
Attending his ha htechnique hthat hdemonstrates hthe hnurses hcommitment hto hthe hrelationship hand
hreduces hfeelings hof hisolation. hThis htechnique hshows hrespect hfor hthe hpatient hand
hdemonstrates hcaring. hGeneralizations, hprobing, hand hfalse hreassurances hare hnon-therapeutic.
5. A hpatient hshows hthe hnurse han harticle hfrom hthe hInternet habout ha hhealth hproblem.
hWhich hcharacteristic hof hthe hweb hsites haddress hmost halerts hthe hnurse hthat hthe hsite
hmay hhave hbiased hand hprejudiced hinformation? a. Address hends hin h.org.
b. Address hends hin h.com.
c. Address hends hin h.gov.
d. Address hends hin
h.net. hANS: hB
Financial hinfluences hon ha hsite hare ha hclue hthat hthe hinformation hmay hbe hbiased. h.com hat hthe
hend hof hthe haddress hindicates hthat hthe hsite his ha hcommercial hone. h.gov hindicates hthat hthe hsite
his hmaintained hby ha hgovernment hentity. h.org hindicates hthat hthe hsite his hnonproprietary; hthe
hsite hmay hor hmay hnot hhave hreliable hinformation, hbut hit hdoes hnot hprofit hfrom hits hactivities.
h.net hcan hhave hmultiple
meanings.
6. A hnurse hsays, hWhen hI hwas hin hschool, hI hlearned hto hcall hupset hpatients hby hname hto hget
htheir hattention; hhowever, hI hread ha hdescriptive hresearch hstudy hthat hsays hthat hthis happroach
hdoes hnot hwork. hI hplan hto hstop hcalling hpatients hby hname. hWhich hstatement his hthe hbest
happraisal hof hthis hnurses hcomment?
a. One hdescriptive hresearch hstudy hrarely hprovides henough hevidence hto hchange hpractice.
b. Staff hnurses happly hnew hresearch hfindings honly hwith hthe hhelp hfrom hclinical hnurse
hspecialists.
c. New hresearch hfindings hshould hbe hincorporated hinto hclinical halgorithms hbefore husing hthem
hin hpractice.
,d. The hnurse hmisinterpreted hthe hresults hof hthe hstudy. hClassic htenets hof hpractice hdo hnot
hchange. hANS: hA
Descriptive hresearch hfindings hprovide hevidence hfor hpractice hbut hmust hbe hviewed hin hrelation
hto hother hstudies hbefore hpractice hchanges. hOne hstudy his hnot henough. hDescriptive hstudies hare
hlow hon hthe hhierarchy hof hevidence. hClinical halgorithms huse hflow hcharts hto hmanage hproblems
hand hdo hnot hspecify hone hresponse hto ha hclinical hproblem. hClassic
htenets hof hpractice hshould hchange has hresearch hfindings hprovide hevidence hfor hchange.
7. Two hnursing hstudents hdiscuss hcareer hplans hafter hgraduation. hOne hstudent hwants hto henter
hpsychiatric hnursing. hThe hother hstudent hasks, hWhy hwould hyou hwant hto hbe ha hpsychiatric
hnurse? hAll hthey hdo his htalk. hYou hwill hlose hyour hskills. hSelect hthe hbest hresponse hby hthe
hstudent hinterested hin hpsychiatric hnursing.
a. Psychiatric hnurses hpractice hin hsafer henvironments hthan hother hspecialties. hNurse-topatient
hratios hmust hbe hbetter hbecause hof hthe hnature hof hpatients hproblems.
b. Psychiatric hnurses huse hcomplex hcommunication hskills, has hwell has hcritical hthinking, hto
hsolve hmultidimensional hproblems. hIm hchallenged hby hthose hsituations.
c. I hthink hI hwill hbe hgood hin hthe hmental hhealth hfield. hI hdo hnot hlike hclinical hrotations hin
hschool, hso hI hdo hnot hwant hto hcontinue hthem hafter hI hgraduate.
d. Psychiatric hnurses hdo hnot hhave hto hdeal hwith has hmuch hpain hand hsuffering has hmedical
hsurgical hnurses. hThat happeals hto hme.
ANS: hB
The hpractice hof hpsychiatric hnursing hrequires ha hdifferent hset hof hskills hthan hmedical hsurgical
hnursing, halthough hsubstantial hoverlap hdoes hexist. hPsychiatric hnurses hmust hbe hable hto hhelp
hpatients hwith hmedical hand hmental hhealth hproblems, hreflecting hthe hholistic hperspective hthese
hnurses hmust hhave.
Nurse-patient hratios hand hworkloads hin hpsychiatric hsettings hhave hincreased, hsimilar hto hother
hspecialties. hPsychiatric hnursing hinvolves hclinical hpractice, hnot hsimply hdocumentation.
Psychosocial hpain his hreal hand hcan hcause has hmuch hsuffering has hphysical hpain.
8. Which hresearch hevidence hwould hmost hinfluence ha hgroup hof hnurses hto hchange htheir
hpractice?
a. Expert hcommittee hreport hof hrecommendations hfor hpractice
b. Systematic hreview hof hrandomized hcontrolled htrials
c. Nonexperimental hdescriptive hstudy
d. Critical hpathway hANS: hB
Research hfindings hare hgraded husing ha hhierarchy hof hevidence. hA hsystematic hreview hof
hrandomized hcontrolled htrials his hLevel hA hand hprovides hthe hstrongest hevidence hfor hchanging
hpractice. hExpert hcommittee hrecommendations hand hdescriptive hstudies hlend hless hpowerful
hand hinfluential hevidence. hA hcritical hpathway his hnot hevidence; hit hincorporates
hresearch hfindings hafter hthey hhave hbeen hanalyzed.
, 9. A hbill hintroduced hin hCongress hwould hreduce hfunding hfor hthe hcare hof hpeople
hdiagnosed hwith hmental hillnesses. hA hgroup hof hnurses hwrite hletters hto htheir helected
hrepresentatives hin hopposition hto hthe hlegislation. hWhich hrole hhave hthe hnurses hfulfilled?
a. Advocacy
b. Attending
c. Recovery
d. Evidence-based hpractice hANS: hA
An hadvocate hdefends hor hasserts hanothers hcause, hparticularly hwhen hthe hother hperson hlacks
hthe hability hto hdo hthat hfor hhimself hor hherself. hExamples hof hindividual hadvocacy hinclude
hhelping hpatients hunderstand htheir hrights hor hmake hdecisions. hOn ha hcommunity hscale,
hadvocacy hincludes hpolitical hactivity, hpublic hspeaking, hand hpublication hin hthe hinterest hof
himproving hthe hindividuals hwith hmental hillness; hthe hletter-writing hcampaign hadvocates hfor
hthat hcause hon hbehalf hof hpatients hwho hare hunable hto harticulate htheir hown hneeds.
10. An hinformal hgroup hof hpatients hdiscuss htheir hperceptions hof hnursing hcare. hWhich hcomment
hbest
indicates ha hpatients hperception hthat hhis hor hher hnurse his hcaring?
a. My hnurse halways hasks hme hwhich htype hof hjuice hI hwant hto hhelp hme hswallow hmy
hmedication.
b. My hnurse hexplained hmy htreatment hplan hto hme hand hasked hfor hmy hideas habout hhow
hto hmake hit hbetter.
c. My hnurse htold hme hthat hif hI htake hall hthe hmedicines hthe hdoctor hprescribes hI hwill hget
hdischarged hsoon.
d. My hnurse hspends htime hlistening hto hme htalk habout hmy hproblems. hThat hhelps hme hfeel hlike
hIm hnot halone.
ANS: hD
Caring hevidences hempathic hunderstanding, has hwell has hcompetency. hIt hhelps hchange hpain
hand hsuffering hinto ha hshared hexperience, hcreating ha hhuman hconnection hthat halleviates
hfeelings hof hisolation. hThe hincorrect hoptions hgive hexamples hof hstatements hthat
hdemonstrate hadvocacy hor hgiving hadvice.
11. A hpatient hwho himmigrated hto hthe hUnited hStates hfrom hHonduras hwas hdiagnosed
hwith hschizophrenia. hThe hpatient htook han hantipsychotic hmedication hfor h3 hweeks hbut
hshowed hno himprovement. hWhich hresource hshould hthe htreatment hteam hconsult hfor
hinformation hon hmore heffective hmedications hfor hthis hpatient? a. Clinical halgorithm
b. Clinical hpathway
c. Clinical hpractice hguideline
d. International hStatistical hClassification hof hDiseases hand hRelated hHealth hProblems h(ICD)
hANS: hA
A hclinical halgorithm his ha hguideline hthat hdescribes hdiagnostic hand/or htreatment
happroaches hdrawn hfrom hlarge hdatabases hof hinformation. hThese hguidelines hhelp hthe
Interview 4th Edition Carlat Test Bank
(Chapter 1-Chapter 3)
MULTIPLE hCHOICE
2. A hpatient his hhospitalized hfor hdepression hand hsuicidal hideation hafter htheir hspouse hasks
hfor ha hdivorce. hSelect hthe hnurses hmost hcaring hcomment.
a. Lets hdiscuss hsome hmeans hof hcoping hother hthan hsuicide hwhen hyou hhave hthese hfeelings.
b. I hunderstand hwhy hyoure hso hdepressed. hWhen hI hgot hdivorced, hI hwas hdevastated htoo.
c. You hshould hforget habout hyour hmarriage hand hmove hon hwith hyour hlife.
d. How hdid hyou hget hso hdepressed hthat hhospitalization hwas hnecessary? hANS: hA
The hnurses hcommunication hshould hevidence hcaring hand ha hcommitment hto hwork hwith hthe
hpatient. hThis hcommitment hlets hthe hpatient hknow hthe hnurse hwill hhelp. hProbing hand hadvice
hare hnot hhelpful hor htherapeutic hinterventions.
1. Which houtcome, hfocused hon hrecovery, hwould hbe hexpected hin hthe hplan hof hcare hfor ha
hpatient hliving hin hthe hcommunity hand hdiagnosed hwith hserious hand hpersistent hmental
hillness? hWithin h3 hmonths, hthe hpatient hwill: a. deny hsuicidal hideation.
b. report ha hsense hof hwell-being.
c. take hmedications has hprescribed.
d. attend hclinic happointments hon htime. hANS: hB
Recovery hemphasizes hmanaging hsymptoms, hreducing hpsychosocial hdisability, hand himproving
hrole hperformance. hThe hgoal hof hrecovery his hto hempower hthe hindividual hwith hmental hillness
hto hachieve ha hsense hof hmeaning hand hsatisfaction hin hlife hand hto hfunction hat hthe hhighest
hpossible hlevel hof hwellness. hThe hincorrect hoptions hfocus hon hthe hclassic
hmedical hmodel hrather hthan hrecovery.
3. In hthe hshift-change hreport, han hoff-going hnurse hcriticizes ha hpatient hwho hwears hheavy
hmakeup. hWhich hcomment hby hthe hnurse hwho hreceives hthe hreport hbest hdemonstrates
hadvocacy?
a. This his ha hpsychiatric hhospital. hCraziness his hwhat hwe hare hall habout.
b. Lets hall hshow hacceptance hof hthis hpatient hby hwearing hlots hof hmakeup htoo.
c. Your hcomments hare hinconsiderate hand hinappropriate. hKeep hthe hreport hobjective.
d. Our hpatients hneed hour hhelp hto hlearn hbehaviors hthat hwill hhelp hthem hget halong hin hsociety.
hANS: hD
Accepting hpatients hneeds hfor hself-expression hand hseeking hto hteach hskills hthat hwill hcontribute
hto htheir hwell-being hdemonstrate hrespect hand hare himportant hparts hof hadvocacy. hThe hon-
coming hnurse hneeds hto htake haction hto hensure hthat hothers hare hnot hprejudiced hagainst hthe
,hpatient. hHumor hcan hbe happropriate hwithin hthe hprivacy hof ha hshift hreport hbut hnot hat hthe
hexpense hof hrespect hfor hpatients.
Judging hthe hoff-going hnurse hin ha hcritical hway hwill hcreate hconflict. hNurses hmust hshow
hcompassion hfor heach hother.
4. A hnurse hassesses ha hnewly hadmitted hpatient hdiagnosed hwith hmajor hdepressive hdisorder.
hWhich hstatement his han hexample hof hattending?
a. We hall hhave hstress hin hlife. hBeing hin ha hpsychiatric hhospital hisnt hthe hend hof hthe hworld.
b. Tell hme hwhy hyou hfelt hyou hhad hto hbe hhospitalized hto hreceive htreatment hfor hyour
hdepression.
c. You hwill hfeel hbetter hafter hwe hget hsome hantidepressant hmedication hstarted hfor hyou.
d. Id hlike hto hsit hwith hyou ha hwhile hso hyou hmay hfeel hmore hcomfortable htalking hwith hme.
hANS: hD
Attending his ha htechnique hthat hdemonstrates hthe hnurses hcommitment hto hthe hrelationship hand
hreduces hfeelings hof hisolation. hThis htechnique hshows hrespect hfor hthe hpatient hand
hdemonstrates hcaring. hGeneralizations, hprobing, hand hfalse hreassurances hare hnon-therapeutic.
5. A hpatient hshows hthe hnurse han harticle hfrom hthe hInternet habout ha hhealth hproblem.
hWhich hcharacteristic hof hthe hweb hsites haddress hmost halerts hthe hnurse hthat hthe hsite
hmay hhave hbiased hand hprejudiced hinformation? a. Address hends hin h.org.
b. Address hends hin h.com.
c. Address hends hin h.gov.
d. Address hends hin
h.net. hANS: hB
Financial hinfluences hon ha hsite hare ha hclue hthat hthe hinformation hmay hbe hbiased. h.com hat hthe
hend hof hthe haddress hindicates hthat hthe hsite his ha hcommercial hone. h.gov hindicates hthat hthe hsite
his hmaintained hby ha hgovernment hentity. h.org hindicates hthat hthe hsite his hnonproprietary; hthe
hsite hmay hor hmay hnot hhave hreliable hinformation, hbut hit hdoes hnot hprofit hfrom hits hactivities.
h.net hcan hhave hmultiple
meanings.
6. A hnurse hsays, hWhen hI hwas hin hschool, hI hlearned hto hcall hupset hpatients hby hname hto hget
htheir hattention; hhowever, hI hread ha hdescriptive hresearch hstudy hthat hsays hthat hthis happroach
hdoes hnot hwork. hI hplan hto hstop hcalling hpatients hby hname. hWhich hstatement his hthe hbest
happraisal hof hthis hnurses hcomment?
a. One hdescriptive hresearch hstudy hrarely hprovides henough hevidence hto hchange hpractice.
b. Staff hnurses happly hnew hresearch hfindings honly hwith hthe hhelp hfrom hclinical hnurse
hspecialists.
c. New hresearch hfindings hshould hbe hincorporated hinto hclinical halgorithms hbefore husing hthem
hin hpractice.
,d. The hnurse hmisinterpreted hthe hresults hof hthe hstudy. hClassic htenets hof hpractice hdo hnot
hchange. hANS: hA
Descriptive hresearch hfindings hprovide hevidence hfor hpractice hbut hmust hbe hviewed hin hrelation
hto hother hstudies hbefore hpractice hchanges. hOne hstudy his hnot henough. hDescriptive hstudies hare
hlow hon hthe hhierarchy hof hevidence. hClinical halgorithms huse hflow hcharts hto hmanage hproblems
hand hdo hnot hspecify hone hresponse hto ha hclinical hproblem. hClassic
htenets hof hpractice hshould hchange has hresearch hfindings hprovide hevidence hfor hchange.
7. Two hnursing hstudents hdiscuss hcareer hplans hafter hgraduation. hOne hstudent hwants hto henter
hpsychiatric hnursing. hThe hother hstudent hasks, hWhy hwould hyou hwant hto hbe ha hpsychiatric
hnurse? hAll hthey hdo his htalk. hYou hwill hlose hyour hskills. hSelect hthe hbest hresponse hby hthe
hstudent hinterested hin hpsychiatric hnursing.
a. Psychiatric hnurses hpractice hin hsafer henvironments hthan hother hspecialties. hNurse-topatient
hratios hmust hbe hbetter hbecause hof hthe hnature hof hpatients hproblems.
b. Psychiatric hnurses huse hcomplex hcommunication hskills, has hwell has hcritical hthinking, hto
hsolve hmultidimensional hproblems. hIm hchallenged hby hthose hsituations.
c. I hthink hI hwill hbe hgood hin hthe hmental hhealth hfield. hI hdo hnot hlike hclinical hrotations hin
hschool, hso hI hdo hnot hwant hto hcontinue hthem hafter hI hgraduate.
d. Psychiatric hnurses hdo hnot hhave hto hdeal hwith has hmuch hpain hand hsuffering has hmedical
hsurgical hnurses. hThat happeals hto hme.
ANS: hB
The hpractice hof hpsychiatric hnursing hrequires ha hdifferent hset hof hskills hthan hmedical hsurgical
hnursing, halthough hsubstantial hoverlap hdoes hexist. hPsychiatric hnurses hmust hbe hable hto hhelp
hpatients hwith hmedical hand hmental hhealth hproblems, hreflecting hthe hholistic hperspective hthese
hnurses hmust hhave.
Nurse-patient hratios hand hworkloads hin hpsychiatric hsettings hhave hincreased, hsimilar hto hother
hspecialties. hPsychiatric hnursing hinvolves hclinical hpractice, hnot hsimply hdocumentation.
Psychosocial hpain his hreal hand hcan hcause has hmuch hsuffering has hphysical hpain.
8. Which hresearch hevidence hwould hmost hinfluence ha hgroup hof hnurses hto hchange htheir
hpractice?
a. Expert hcommittee hreport hof hrecommendations hfor hpractice
b. Systematic hreview hof hrandomized hcontrolled htrials
c. Nonexperimental hdescriptive hstudy
d. Critical hpathway hANS: hB
Research hfindings hare hgraded husing ha hhierarchy hof hevidence. hA hsystematic hreview hof
hrandomized hcontrolled htrials his hLevel hA hand hprovides hthe hstrongest hevidence hfor hchanging
hpractice. hExpert hcommittee hrecommendations hand hdescriptive hstudies hlend hless hpowerful
hand hinfluential hevidence. hA hcritical hpathway his hnot hevidence; hit hincorporates
hresearch hfindings hafter hthey hhave hbeen hanalyzed.
, 9. A hbill hintroduced hin hCongress hwould hreduce hfunding hfor hthe hcare hof hpeople
hdiagnosed hwith hmental hillnesses. hA hgroup hof hnurses hwrite hletters hto htheir helected
hrepresentatives hin hopposition hto hthe hlegislation. hWhich hrole hhave hthe hnurses hfulfilled?
a. Advocacy
b. Attending
c. Recovery
d. Evidence-based hpractice hANS: hA
An hadvocate hdefends hor hasserts hanothers hcause, hparticularly hwhen hthe hother hperson hlacks
hthe hability hto hdo hthat hfor hhimself hor hherself. hExamples hof hindividual hadvocacy hinclude
hhelping hpatients hunderstand htheir hrights hor hmake hdecisions. hOn ha hcommunity hscale,
hadvocacy hincludes hpolitical hactivity, hpublic hspeaking, hand hpublication hin hthe hinterest hof
himproving hthe hindividuals hwith hmental hillness; hthe hletter-writing hcampaign hadvocates hfor
hthat hcause hon hbehalf hof hpatients hwho hare hunable hto harticulate htheir hown hneeds.
10. An hinformal hgroup hof hpatients hdiscuss htheir hperceptions hof hnursing hcare. hWhich hcomment
hbest
indicates ha hpatients hperception hthat hhis hor hher hnurse his hcaring?
a. My hnurse halways hasks hme hwhich htype hof hjuice hI hwant hto hhelp hme hswallow hmy
hmedication.
b. My hnurse hexplained hmy htreatment hplan hto hme hand hasked hfor hmy hideas habout hhow
hto hmake hit hbetter.
c. My hnurse htold hme hthat hif hI htake hall hthe hmedicines hthe hdoctor hprescribes hI hwill hget
hdischarged hsoon.
d. My hnurse hspends htime hlistening hto hme htalk habout hmy hproblems. hThat hhelps hme hfeel hlike
hIm hnot halone.
ANS: hD
Caring hevidences hempathic hunderstanding, has hwell has hcompetency. hIt hhelps hchange hpain
hand hsuffering hinto ha hshared hexperience, hcreating ha hhuman hconnection hthat halleviates
hfeelings hof hisolation. hThe hincorrect hoptions hgive hexamples hof hstatements hthat
hdemonstrate hadvocacy hor hgiving hadvice.
11. A hpatient hwho himmigrated hto hthe hUnited hStates hfrom hHonduras hwas hdiagnosed
hwith hschizophrenia. hThe hpatient htook han hantipsychotic hmedication hfor h3 hweeks hbut
hshowed hno himprovement. hWhich hresource hshould hthe htreatment hteam hconsult hfor
hinformation hon hmore heffective hmedications hfor hthis hpatient? a. Clinical halgorithm
b. Clinical hpathway
c. Clinical hpractice hguideline
d. International hStatistical hClassification hof hDiseases hand hRelated hHealth hProblems h(ICD)
hANS: hA
A hclinical halgorithm his ha hguideline hthat hdescribes hdiagnostic hand/or htreatment
happroaches hdrawn hfrom hlarge hdatabases hof hinformation. hThese hguidelines hhelp hthe
