Exam 29: Self

A client is admitted with behavior consistent with borderline personality disorder.Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate for this client?

To evaluate a client's personal identity,the nurse should consider what three aspects of the client's self?

A client who has been admitted with an eating disorder tells the nurse,"No matter what I do,I continue to be fat." Which of the following is the priority nursing diagnosis when planning care for this client?

The nurse is planning care for a client who has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.Which goals address the client's antisocial behavior? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to a client who has been diagnosed with a personality disorder.Which treatment options should the nurse anticipate for this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with bulimia.The healthcare provider has prescribed medication to help decrease the client's binging and purging behavior.Which medication classification should the nurse include in the teaching plan for this client?

A client who was admitted for treatment of a personality disorder is observed pulling another client's hair and pushing clients out of their chairs.What is the priority nursing intervention for this client?

A client tells the nurse that he feels pressure to spend every Sunday with his parents.However,the client's wife does not participate and stays at home waiting for the client to return.Which of the following elements is determining the client's self-concept?

The parents of an adolescent client tell the nurse that their daughter is very shy,exhibits intense anxiety about new people and situations,and tends to internalize negative comments from her peers.They ask the nurse whether they should be concerned about this behavior.What is the nurse's best response?

Which of the following manifestations would the nurse least likely observe in a client with a Cluster B personality disorder?

Which of the following personality disorders is characterized by an inability to trust others;a rigid worldview that often conspiratorial in nature;and the belief that other people's actions are based on ulterior motives?

A nurse working on the behavioral health unit is caring for a client with histrionic personality disorder.Which types of behaviors should the nurse anticipate when assessing this client? Select all that apply.

An adolescent client who currently weighs 50% of expected body weight tells the nurse,"I get upset and can't eat because my mother is constantly forcing food on me." Which treatments are indicated for this client? Select all that apply.

During a routine physical examination,a preadolescent client tells the nurse,"I am too fat,and I'm going to do whatever I can to look like the girls on the cover of fashion magazines." The nurse should plan care for this client based on which risk factor for eating disorders?

A nurse working on the behavioral health unit is developing a plan of care for a client.The client does not interact with others,refuses to attend group sessions,and has a history of throwing things at other clients.Which of the following is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?

A client tells the nurse that the thought of eating makes her anxious and nervous,so she just avoids eating altogether.Which of the following actions would be highest priority when planning care for this client?

During an assessment,a client tells the nurse that she "can't stand her mother." The client also says she does "whatever Mom wants me to do" because the client "can't do anything right anyway." The nurse should use this information when determining which of the following items during the client assessment?

Which of the following questions would best help the nurse assess a client's global self-esteem?

A student nurse is asked to recall the questions included in the SCOFF questionnaire.Which questions identified by the student nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.

An adolescent client tells the nurse that she plans to fight recent charges of shoplifting because she was just taking what was rightfully hers.Which trait associated with personality disorders is this client exhibiting?