Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

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Consider psychological, social, and occupational functioning mental) limitations.on a hypothetical continuum of mental health-illness. Do not include impairment in functioning due to physical (or environ-100–91 90–81Code 80–71 Absent or minimal symptoms (e.g., mild anxiety (Note: Use intermediate codes when appropriate, If symptoms are present, they are transient and Superior functioning in a wide range of activities, temporarily falling behind in schoolwork).e.g., 45, 68, 72)life’s problems never seem to get out of hand, is terested and involved in a wide range of activities, socially effective, generally satisfisocial, occupational, or school functioning (e.g., more than everyday problems or concerns (e.g., an occasional argument with family members).sought out by others because of his or her many positive qualities. No symptoms.expectable reactions to psychosocial stres-sors (e.g., diffiargument); no more than slight impairment in before an exam), good functioning in all areas, in- culty concentrating after family ed with life, no
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