Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect for a person with mental illness?
a. I Rheumatoid arthritis
II 100
III Posttraumatic stress disorder
IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months earlier
V None
b. I Mental retardation
II Histrionic personality disorder
III 75
IV Hypertension
V Home destroyed by tornado last year
c. I Schizophrenia, paranoid
II Death of spouse last year
III 40
IV None
V Alcohol abuse
d. I Generalized anxiety disorder
II Avoidant personality disorder
III Fibromyalgia
IV Declared bankruptcy 6 months ago
V 60
ANS: D
The option beginning with a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder places a clinical disorder on Axis I, a personality disorder on Axis II, a medical problem on Axis III, a psychosocial problem on Axis IV, and global assessment of functioning (GAF) on Axis V. The other options misplace and incorrectly order the clinical data.
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