Personality Disorders Assessment
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1. A nurse on a mental health unit is teaching a newly li- Clients who have border-
censed nurse about psychotic features among clients. line personality disorder
Which of the following statements by the newly li- can exhibit psychotic fea-
censed nurse indicates an understanding of the teach- tures
ing?
2. A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client "I will be working with you
who is shouting at staff & has a history of aggressive to help meet your needs
behavior. Which of the following statements should while you are here. What
the nurse make? can I help you with now?"
3. A nurse is discharging a client who has a personality Involve the client in plan-
disorder. Which of the following actions should the ning which resources will
nurse take? be needed after dis-
charge.
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline per- Childhood rejection
sonality disorder. The nurse should identify that which
of the following factors may have contributed to the
development of this disorder?
5. Which intervention is anticipated or contraindicated Anticipated: avoid becom-
for a client with narcissistic personality disorder? ing defensive, role mod-
el empathy, maintain con-
stant observation of this
client, refer the client to a
psychotherapist
Contraindicated: alternate
the client's caregivers
6. Select the 4 interventions the nurse should include in Determine if the client
a care plan for a patient with schizotypal personality is experiencing command
disorder. hallucinations,
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Encourage the client to at-
tend psychotherapy,
Administer an antipsy-
chotic medication to the
client,
Teach the client how to
use coping skills to reduce
stress
7. A nurse is caring for a client who states that they are Narcissistic personality
entitled to a single room on the mental health unit disorder
and that the nurse is not educated enough to care
for them. The nurse should identify that this finding
is consistent with which of the following personality
disorders?
8. A charge nurse is preparing an in- service for staff The model purposes that
nurses about the diathesis-stress model. Which of the genetic & biological vul-
following info should the nurse include? nerabilities emerge under
stress.
9. A nurse is preparing a presentation on nursing the- Hildegard Peplau
orists for a unit meeting. Which of the following the-
orists should the nurse include as the person who
developed the theory of interpersonal relations?
10. A nurse is caring for a client who is moving the furni- Obsessive-compulsive
ture in the day room into straight rows & complaining personality disorder
about the different colors of clothes the other clients
are wearing. The nurse should identify that these find-
ings are consistent with which of the following person-
ality disorders?
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1. A nurse on a mental health unit is teaching a newly li- Clients who have border-
censed nurse about psychotic features among clients. line personality disorder
Which of the following statements by the newly li- can exhibit psychotic fea-
censed nurse indicates an understanding of the teach- tures
ing?
2. A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client "I will be working with you
who is shouting at staff & has a history of aggressive to help meet your needs
behavior. Which of the following statements should while you are here. What
the nurse make? can I help you with now?"
3. A nurse is discharging a client who has a personality Involve the client in plan-
disorder. Which of the following actions should the ning which resources will
nurse take? be needed after dis-
charge.
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline per- Childhood rejection
sonality disorder. The nurse should identify that which
of the following factors may have contributed to the
development of this disorder?
5. Which intervention is anticipated or contraindicated Anticipated: avoid becom-
for a client with narcissistic personality disorder? ing defensive, role mod-
el empathy, maintain con-
stant observation of this
client, refer the client to a
psychotherapist
Contraindicated: alternate
the client's caregivers
6. Select the 4 interventions the nurse should include in Determine if the client
a care plan for a patient with schizotypal personality is experiencing command
disorder. hallucinations,
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Encourage the client to at-
tend psychotherapy,
Administer an antipsy-
chotic medication to the
client,
Teach the client how to
use coping skills to reduce
stress
7. A nurse is caring for a client who states that they are Narcissistic personality
entitled to a single room on the mental health unit disorder
and that the nurse is not educated enough to care
for them. The nurse should identify that this finding
is consistent with which of the following personality
disorders?
8. A charge nurse is preparing an in- service for staff The model purposes that
nurses about the diathesis-stress model. Which of the genetic & biological vul-
following info should the nurse include? nerabilities emerge under
stress.
9. A nurse is preparing a presentation on nursing the- Hildegard Peplau
orists for a unit meeting. Which of the following the-
orists should the nurse include as the person who
developed the theory of interpersonal relations?
10. A nurse is caring for a client who is moving the furni- Obsessive-compulsive
ture in the day room into straight rows & complaining personality disorder
about the different colors of clothes the other clients
are wearing. The nurse should identify that these find-
ings are consistent with which of the following person-
ality disorders?
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