What is the purpose of a nurse gathering client information?

1. It enables the nurse to modify behaviors related to personality disorders.
2. It enables the nurse to make sound clinical judgments and plan appropriate care.
3. It enables the nurse to prescribe the appropriate medications.
4. It enables the nurse to assign the appropriate Axis I diagnosis.


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Rationale: The purpose of gathering client information is to enable the nurse to make sound clinical judgments and plan appropriate care. The nurse should complete a thorough assessment of the client, including information collected from the client, significant others, and health-care providers.

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