The nurse is completing an assessment on a patient with a serious mental illness. Which type of intervention best illustrates the nurse's action?
1. Diagnostic
2. Evaluative
3. Therapeutic
4. Educational
1. Diagnostic
Explanation:
In some care plans, interventions are organized according to the "type" of intervention: diagnostic, therapeutic, or educational. These categories can be helpful when the nurse is planning care to include interventions of each type to address the problem. Diagnostic interventions involve assessment and evaluative actions by the nurse. Assessment is not categorized as therapeutic or educational.
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