In the preparation of a nursing care plan relative to the client's mental status, the least helpful data would be those resulting from
a. client's overall response to the interview.
b. formal psychological tests.
c. notation of appropriateness of affect.
d. observation of nonverbal behavior.
B
Mental status assessment consists of evaluation of verbal and nonverbal responses to the indivi-dualized questions, as well as evaluation of mood and affect. Psychological tests cannot measure these factors.
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