A 20-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia frequently experiences delusions of persecution. At the prompting of the client's mother, the nurse attempts to determine the character and severity of these delusions on a particular day
In doing so, the nurse is conducting what type of assessment?
A) Comprehensive
B) Focused
C) Screening
D) Secondary
Ans: B
A focused assessment includes the collection of specific data regarding a particular problem as determined by the client, a family member, or a crisis situation. A comprehensive assessment is broader in scope, while a screening assessment aims to identify the presence or absence of health problems.
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The theme that might be expected to occur during family therapy with two parents, two siblings, and
a teen client with anorexia nervosa who engages in provocative behaviors is a. building stable coalitions. b. interpreting negative messages as positive. c. competition of the client with the father. d. lack of trust in the client by the family.
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a. anorexia. b. dyspnea. c. insomnia. d. loquaciousness.