Upon entrance into a mental health care system, clients are thoroughly assessed, and this is followed by the development of a mental health treatment plan. Which of the following are the purposes of the treatment plan? (Select all that apply.)

Choice A rationale: Observation is a method of data collection involving the use of one’s senses to notice the aspects of a client such as their appearance, expressions, and actions.
Choice B rationale: Reviewing diagnostic testing results is a method of collecting data that involves the examination of the findings of laboratory tests, imaging studies, and other procedures. These findings provide objective information about the client's physiological functioning.
Choice C rationale: client interview is a method of data collection involving asking them questions and listening to their responses. This method helps the nurse to obtain subjective data about the client's health history, current problems, expectations, values, and beliefs.
Choice D rationale: Performing physical assessment is a method of collecting data that involves using inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation to examine the different body systems of the client. This provides objective information about the patient’s condition.
Choice E rationale: this is incorrect since Interpreting client behaviors is not a method of collecting data but is instead a data analysis method.

Choice A rationale: the mental health treatment is designed to monitor and assess an individual’s progress and response to treatment over time by outlining measurable and realistic targets that are evaluated periodically.
Choice B rationale: the treatment plan can be used by healthcare providers as a guide while providing care to their clients by issuing a clear rationale behind the interventions chosen.
Choice C rationale: the treatment plan is a document outlining the objectives, interventions, and expected outcomes in the management of clients thus it serves as a communication tool amongst various healthcare providers across all the cadres involved in multi-disciplinary patient care.
Choice D rationale: the treatment plan evaluates the effectiveness of the interventions provided to a client by providing a comparison between the actual results and the expected outcomes thus guiding on the need for any necessary adjustments to be made when needed.
Choice E rationale: the treatment plan is not primarily responsible for ensuring that a client adheres to their treatment but instead it empowers and supports them during their recovery process. Therefore, the client’s needs and preferences should always be considered while developing the treatment plan which should be flexible to the changing needs of clients.