The nurse is reflecting on psychiatric nursing care in the 19th century. Which nursing diagnosis is most consistent with the focus of psychiatric nursing care during the 19th century?
1. Ineffective individual coping
2. Self-care deficit
3. Anxiety
4. Altered thought processes
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Rationale: During the 19th century, psychiatric nurses attended mainly to the physical needs of clients and did not pursue systematic interpersonal work with them. Psychiatric nursing practice was primarily custodial. Nursing care that systematically addresses anxiety, coping, and altered-thought processes did not come about until the mid 20th century.
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