The nurse is observing a patient’s mental status. Which statement is true?
A. A patient’s family is the best resource for information about the patient’s coping
skills.
B. It is usually sufficient to gather mental status information during the health history
interview.
C. It takes an enormous amount of extra time to integrate the mental status
examination into the health history interview.
D. It is usually necessary to perform a complete mental status examination to get a
good idea of the patient’s level of functioning.
