Multiple Choice
When the nurse conducts a developmental assessment with a new patient, the assessment can be expected to yield information regarding what patient characteristic?
A) The use of defense mechanisms
B) The degree of mastery of critical tasks
C) Strategies to help the patient make rational decisions
D) The mobilization of defenses against the patient's stressors
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