A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?
A) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice.
B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses.
C) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories.
D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.
A
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The nurse manager is challenged to find an innovative way to adequately staff the unit and provide quality nursing care. Which ability would be most useful to the nurse in this situation?
1. Creativity 2. Problem solving 3. Brainstorming 4. Decision making
Which one of the following groups accounts for approximately one third of the world's disease burden?
a. Children from birth to 18 years of age b. Women between 15 and 44 years of age c. Women between 45 and 59 years of age d. Elderly men
The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the influence of
a. Florence Nightingale.
b. Clara Barton.
c. Lillian Wald.
d. Sairy Gamp.
The nurse is explaining the regulation of blood pressure to a patient newly diagnosed with hypertension. What tissues within the artery wall that helps maintain diastolic blood pressure should the nurse identify for the patient?
a. Smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue b. Smooth muscle and simple squamous epithelium c. Elastic connective tissue and fibrous connective tissue d. Fibrous connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium