A nurse managing the care of a depressed patient will use the Beck Depression Inventory Scale at admission and during the course of treatment. The nurse expects to obtain assessment data that would: (Select all that apply.)
a. confirm the patient's diagnosis.
b. measure the extent of the patient's problem.
c. identify co-morbid physiological disorders.
d. track the patient's progress over the hospitalization.
e. predict the patient's likelihood of experiencing a relapse.
A, B, D
This tool is not designed to predict the possibility/probability of relapse or identify co-morbid physiological disorders.
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