Exam 22: Personality Disorders

Which nursing diagnosis is the priority when providing nursing care to a client diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder?

Looking at a slightly bleeding paper cut, the client screams, "Somebody help me quick! I'm bleeding. Call 911!" The nurse should identify this behavior as characteristic of which personality disorder?

When planning care for a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which self-harm behavior should a nurse expect the client to exhibit?

At 11:30 p.m. the client diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder demands to phone a lawyer to file for a divorce. Unit rules state that no phone calls are permitted after 10 p.m. Which nursing response is most appropriate?

The nurse is admitting a client with a diagnosis of schizotypal personality disorder. Which client findings would make the nurse question this diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Which factors should the nurse consider when planning this client's care? (Select all that apply.)

The client diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder becomes aggressive on the unit. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

During an interview, which client statement should alert the nurse to a potential diagnosis of schizotypal personality disorder?

Which approach should the nurse use to maintain a therapeutic relationship with a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD)?

Which statements represent positive outcomes for clients diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder? (Select all that apply.)

Which nursing intervention is appropriate when caring for a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?

The nurse is assessing a client for antisocial personality disorder. According to the DSM-5, which symptoms must the client meet in order to be assigned this diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

Which client is most likely to be admitted to an inpatient facility for self-destructive behaviors?

Family members of a client ask the nurse to explain the difference between schizoid and avoidant personality disorders. Which nursing response is appropriate?

Which reaction to a compliment from a staff member should the nurse identify as a typical response from a client diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder?

Which symptom should the nurse observe in a client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

The client expresses low self-worth, has much difficulty making decisions, avoids positions of responsibility, and has a behavioral pattern of "suffering" in silence. Which information best explains the childhood nurturance of this client's personality disorder?

____________________ personality disorder is characterized by colorful, dramatic, and extroverted behavior in excitable, emotional people.

Which nursing diagnosis is priority when providing nursing care to a client diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder?

____________________ personality disorder is characterized by a profound defect in the ability to form personal relationships or to respond to others in any meaningful emotional way.