If physicians wish to understand the nursing equivalent of the medical DSM-IV-TR, they should seek an understanding of the:
a. nursing diagnoses.
b. nursing process.
c. behavioral rating scales.
d. computerized medical records.
A
A medical diagnosis is the health problem or disease state of the patient. Nursing diagnoses identify patterns of response to actual or potential psychiatric illnesses and mental health problems. Nursing diagnoses proceed from inductive and deductive reasoning, logical decision making, knowledge of normal parameters, and sociocultural sensitivity.
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