The Nurse Is Performing a Mental Status Examination

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing a mental status examination.Which statement is true regarding the assessment of mental status?

• A) Mental status assessment diagnoses specific psychiatric disorders.
• B) Mental disorders occur in response to everyday life stressors.
• C) Mental status functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors.
• D) Mental status can be assessed directly, just like other systems of the body (e.g., cardiac and breath sounds).

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