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
a. "There is no functional difference between the two. Both identify human disorders."
b. "The DSM-5 diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing diagnosis takes culture into account.
c. The DSM-5 diagnosis describes causes of disorders whereas a nursing diagnosis does not explore etiology."
d. "The DSM-5 diagnosis guides medical treatment, whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying interventions for issues a patient is experiencing."
ANS: D
The medical diagnosis is concerned with the patient's disease state, causes, and cures, whereas the nursing diagnosis focuses on the patient's response to stress and possible caring interventions. Both tools consider culture. The DSM-5 is multiaxial. Nursing diagnoses also consider potential problems.
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