Clinical application of human responses classification system: child example.

The "Classification of Human Responses of Concern for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice" is a useful instrument for clinical practice. It provides a systematic method of organizing and labeling human responses that are of interest for psychiatric nurses. Furthermore, the human response classification system provides a foundation for planning nursing interventions and a format for communicating identified nursing problems. The purpose of this article is to describe how the human response classification system can be utilized in clinical practice.