NRNP 6635- Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning

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NRNP 6635- Psychopathology and Diagnostic ReasoningAn important consideration when working with patients is their cultural background. Understanding an individual's culture and personal experience... s provides insight into who the person is and where he or she may progress in the future. Culture helps to establish a sense of identity, as well as to set values, behaviors, and purpose for individuals within a society. Culture may also contribute to a divide between specific interpretations of cultural behavior and societal norms. What one culture may deem as appropriate another culture may find inappropriate. As a result, it is important for advanced practice nurses to remain aware of cultural considerations and interpretations of behavior for diagnosis, especially with reference to substance-related disorders. At the same time, PMHNPs must balance their professional and legal responsibilities for assessment and diagnosis with such [Show More]

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