What Is the Purpose of a Nurse Gathering Client Information

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a nurse gathering client information?

• A) It enables the nurse to modify behaviors related to personality disorders.
• B) It enables the nurse to make sound clinical judgments and plan appropriate care.
• C) It enables the nurse to prescribe the appropriate medications.
• D) It enables the nurse to assign the appropriate Axis I diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Custodial Parent

A parent who has been given physical and/or legal custody of a child by a court of law.

Single-Parent Households

Family units headed by one adult, navigating the complexities of raising children alone.

Advantages

Benefits or favorable factors that contribute to success or the achievement of an objective.

Disadvantages

The drawbacks or negative aspects of a situation, condition, or decision.