NURS 340 HOLISTIC HEALTH CONCEPTS MIDTERM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
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1. A nurse at a behavioral health clinic sees an unfamiliar d. Diagnostic
and Statistipsychiatric diagnosis on a patient's insurance form. cal
Manual of Mental DisWhich resource should the nurse consult to
discern orders (DSM-5) the criteria used to establish this diagnosis? a.
A psychiatric nursing textbook
b. NANDA International (NANDA-I)
c. A behavioral health reference manual
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ders (DSM-5)
2. A critical care nurse asks a psychiatric nurse about the d. "The DSM-5
diagnodifference between a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and sis
influences the medStatistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and
a ical treatment; the nursing nursing diagnosis. What is the psychiatric
,nurse's best diagnosis offers a frameresponse? work to identify
interven-
a. "No functional difference exists between the two
tions for problems a padiagnoses. Both serve to
identify a human deviance." tient has or may
experib. "The DSM-5 diagnosis disregards culture,
whereas ence." the nursing diagnosis includes
cultural variables."
c. "The DSM-5 diagnosis profiles present distress
or disability, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers
past and present responses to actual mental health
problems."
d. "The DSM-5 diagnosis influences the medical
treat-ment; the nursing diagnosis offers a framework
to identify interventions for problems a patient has
or may experience."
,3. A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic crite- d. Diagnostic
and Statistiria for a person diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which cal
Manual of Mental Dis-
resource should the nurse consult? orders (DSM-5)
a. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
b. Journal of the American Psychiatric Association
c. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association In-
ternational (NANDA-I)
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ders (DSM-5)
4. A nurse asks a patient, "If you had fever and vomiting b. Cognition for
3 days, what would you do?" Which aspect of the mental status
examination is the nurse assessing? a. Behavior
b. Cognition
, c. Affect and mood
d. Perceptual disturbances
5. A nurse volunteers for a committee that must re- c. State and
federal reguvise the hospital policies and procedures for suicide
lations that govern hospiprecautions. Which resources would provide
the best tals
guidance? (Select all that apply.) e. American Nurses Asso-
a. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ciation Scope and Stan-
ders (fifth edition) (DSM-5) dards of Practice
b. State's nurse practice act
c. State and federal regulations that govern hospitals
d. Summary of common practices of several local hos-
pitals
ANSWERS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED| 100% RATED CORRECT | GET A+!!
1. A nurse at a behavioral health clinic sees an unfamiliar d. Diagnostic
and Statistipsychiatric diagnosis on a patient's insurance form. cal
Manual of Mental DisWhich resource should the nurse consult to
discern orders (DSM-5) the criteria used to establish this diagnosis? a.
A psychiatric nursing textbook
b. NANDA International (NANDA-I)
c. A behavioral health reference manual
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ders (DSM-5)
2. A critical care nurse asks a psychiatric nurse about the d. "The DSM-5
diagnodifference between a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and sis
influences the medStatistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and
a ical treatment; the nursing nursing diagnosis. What is the psychiatric
,nurse's best diagnosis offers a frameresponse? work to identify
interven-
a. "No functional difference exists between the two
tions for problems a padiagnoses. Both serve to
identify a human deviance." tient has or may
experib. "The DSM-5 diagnosis disregards culture,
whereas ence." the nursing diagnosis includes
cultural variables."
c. "The DSM-5 diagnosis profiles present distress
or disability, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers
past and present responses to actual mental health
problems."
d. "The DSM-5 diagnosis influences the medical
treat-ment; the nursing diagnosis offers a framework
to identify interventions for problems a patient has
or may experience."
,3. A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic crite- d. Diagnostic
and Statistiria for a person diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which cal
Manual of Mental Dis-
resource should the nurse consult? orders (DSM-5)
a. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
b. Journal of the American Psychiatric Association
c. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association In-
ternational (NANDA-I)
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ders (DSM-5)
4. A nurse asks a patient, "If you had fever and vomiting b. Cognition for
3 days, what would you do?" Which aspect of the mental status
examination is the nurse assessing? a. Behavior
b. Cognition
, c. Affect and mood
d. Perceptual disturbances
5. A nurse volunteers for a committee that must re- c. State and
federal reguvise the hospital policies and procedures for suicide
lations that govern hospiprecautions. Which resources would provide
the best tals
guidance? (Select all that apply.) e. American Nurses Asso-
a. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ciation Scope and Stan-
ders (fifth edition) (DSM-5) dards of Practice
b. State's nurse practice act
c. State and federal regulations that govern hospitals
d. Summary of common practices of several local hos-
pitals
