The nurse is performing a nursing assessment on a patient who is diagnosed with severe mental illness. Which type of intervention best illustrates the nurse's action?

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1. In some care plans, interventions are organized according to the "type" of intervention: diagnostic, therapeutic, or educational. These categories can be helpful when the nurse is planning care to include interventions of each type to address the problem. Diagnostic interventions involve assessment and evaluative actions by the nurse. Assessment is not categorized as therapeutic or educational.

The Nurse Is Performing a Nursing Assessment on a Patient