The nurse is admitting a client to a psychiatric facility and is planning to conduct a psychosocial assessment. The nurse would correctly choose which of the following tools to obtain this data? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Healthy Day Measures
2. Multidimensional Health Profile
3. Emotional Readiness Assessment Profile
4. Holmes Social Readjustment Scale
5. Duke Social Support and Stress Scale
1,2,4,5
Rationale 1: Healthy Day Measures. The Healthy Day Measures is used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The scale is used to measure the quality of life.
Rationale 2: Multidimensional Health Profile. The Multidimensional Health Profile is a tool used to assess psychosocial problems. The tool specifically targets stress, coping, social supports, and mental health.
Rationale 3: Emotional Readiness Scale. The Emotional Readiness Scale is not a true test, and therefore not a valid test to assess psychosocial variables in a client.
Rationale 4: Holmes Social Readjustment Scale. The Holmes Social Readjustment Scale is used to measure the stressors in a client's life.
Rationale 5: Duke Social Support and Stress Scale. The Duke Social Support and Stress scale is an instrument to measure family and nonfamily support and stress.
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