The nurse performing the assessment interview for a client decides to have the client use the Zung
Self-Report Inventory at the end of the interview.
The functions accomplished with this tool include
(more than one answer may be correct)
A. identifying North American Nursing Diagnosis Association nursing diagnoses.
B. obtaining data related to current symptoms of depression.
C. establishing a baseline for evaluation of progress over time.
D. comparing client responses with responses of others with depression.
ANS:
B, C, D
Rationale: A self-report rating scale is useful for obtaining data about the client's perception of
illness at the beginning of treatment, and, with repeated administration, to provide information about
progress over time. The data obtained also permit comparison for research purposes of client
responses with those of groups of people with the same illness. This scale does not refer directly to
nursing diagnoses, although data gathered may indirectly assist the nurse in formulating nursing
diagnoses.
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