A Nurse Who Is New to the Mental Health Setting

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse who is new to the mental health setting is having difficulty writing meaningful outcome criteria.The nurse's mentor should suggest which source to best assist the nurse?

• A) Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
• B) Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
• C) North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I)
• D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ed 4, text revision(DSM-IV-TR)

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Definitions:

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