Exam 19: Personality Disorders

What is the most challenging nursing intervention with patients diagnosed with personality disorders who use manipulation?

Which of the following nursing diagnoses is appropriate to consider for a patient diagnosed with any of the personality disorders?

One month ago, a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and a history of self-mutilation began dialectical behaviour therapy. Today, the patient phones to say, "I feel empty and want to hurt myself." What should the nurse do?

A nurse set limits while interacting with a patient demonstrating behaviours associated with borderline personality disorder. The patient tells the nurse, "You used to care about me. I thought you were wonderful. Now I can see I was wrong. You're evil." This outburst can be assessed as which of the following?

Others describe a worker as very shy and lacking in self-confidence. This worker stays in an office cubicle all day, never coming out for breaks or lunch. Which term best describes this behaviour?

After gaining new privileges on the unit, a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder self-inflicted wrist lacerations. In this case, the self-mutilation may have been due to which of the following?

The history shows that a newly admitted patient is impulsive. The nurse would expect behaviour to be characterized by which of the following?

A patient says, "The other nurses won't give me my medication early, but you know what it's like to be in pain and don't let your patients suffer. Could you get me my pill now? I won't tell anyone." Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?

Which personality dimension is reflective of the behaviours of absorption, dissociation, eccentricity, openness to experience, and perceptual cognitive distortion?

What is an appropriate initial outcome for a patient diagnosed with a personality disorder who has impulse control interferences?