While caring for a client who is very ill with a mental disorder, the nurse wonders if the client has always been so regressed or if he has functioned at a higher level in the recent past. The best way to obtain this information would be to
a. ask the client.
b. ask the family.
c. refer to the progress notes.
d. look at axis V of the client's DSM-IV-TR sheet.
Answer: d. look at axis V of the client's DSM-IV-TR sheet.
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Major chemotherapeutic agents include (Select all that apply.)
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Individuals with delusions or hallucinations who are agitated and hyperactive may be experiencing
1. deafness. 2. delirium. 3. dementia. 4. depression.