Diane Is Concerned About Things at Work Even When She

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Multiple Choice

Diane is concerned about things at work even when she is at home. She is constantly worried about her home life even when she is at work. Diane has a free-floating anxiety that leaves her tense and irritable, impairs her concentration, and results in many sleepless nights. Diane is MOST likely suffering from _____ disorder.

• A)panic
• B)generalized anxiety
• C)bipolar
• D)social anxiety

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Definitions:

Inference

The process of drawing conclusions or making judgments based on evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements.

Clinical Reasoning

A thought process used to assess a client’s evolving situation and health care concerns, gather data, and make decisions to solve problems within a particular clinical context to achieve better client outcomes.

Reflective Practice

A nurse’s ability to take information about experience, knowledge, or skills levels based on assessments, analyze this information, and determine how to act upon this information in the future.

Clinical Judgment

The interpretation or conclusion about a client’s needs, concerns, or health problems, or the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the client’s response.