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NURS 327 LATEST FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
100% ACCURATE FALL-SPRING (CORRECTLY
ANSWERED) GRADED A+
MULTIPLE CHOICES
A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about personality disorders. Which of
the following information should be included?
a. clients of higher socioeconomic status are less likely to be diagnosed with personality
disorders
b. personality disorders often manifest from childhood emotional trauma
c. personality disorders are often seen in children under age 10
d. strict parental guidelines contribute to the development of personality disorders -
CORRECT✓✓ B
A nurse is discussing borderline personality disorder and the risk for self-harm with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following situations should the nurse identify as the highest risk
for self-harm?
a. when discharged from the hospital
b. when attending narrative therapy
c. when attending dialectical behavior therapy
d. when getting married - CORRECT✓✓ a
A nurse is educating a newly licensed nurse about comorbidities associated with cluster B
personality disorders. The nurse should identify which of the following disorders as a
comorbidity of histrionic personality disorder?
a. general anxiety disorder
b. ocd
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c. schizophrenia
d. anorexia nervosa - CORRECT✓✓ a
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is experiencing
delusions of being a celebrity. Which of the following delusion types describes this client's
behavior?
a. persecutory
b. grandiose
c. thought insertion
d. control - CORRECT✓✓ b
A nurse is caring for a client who screams, "I can read your minds!" The nurse should
identify this finding as a manifestation of which of the following personality disorders?
a. schizotypal
b. antisocial
c. avoidant
d. paranoid - CORRECT✓✓ a
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who recently has been diagnosed with
schizophrenia. Which of the following finding is a genetic risk factor associated with the
development of schizophrenia?
a. biologic grandparent with fragile x syndrome
b. biologic parent with schizophrenia
c. biologic uncle with Rett Syndrome
d. biologic sibling with down syndrome - CORRECT✓✓ b
A nurse is caring for a client who has a serious mental illness and has developed tardive
dyskinesia from anti-psychotic medication use. Which of the following adverse effects from
anti-psychotic medication use would be expected for the client?
a. seizres and tremors
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b. hallucinations and delusions
c. nausea and vomiting
d. uncontrolled movements around the mouth - CORRECT✓✓ d
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client has been
wearing the same clothes for the past week and appears unkept and unbathed. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make to the client?
a. "I'm going to ignore your lack of self care because it is an aspect of the disorder"
b. "Do you really think it is ok not to bathe? What is going on with you?"
c. "It is now time for you to bathe. Do you want to wear the red or green shirt?"
d. "This is it! You are getting a bath! There are three of us here to bathe you!" -
CORRECT✓✓ c
A nurse is discussing the three clusters of personality disorders. Which of the following
personality disorders is part of cluster C?
a. dependent personality disorder
b. antisocial personality disorder
c. borderline personality disorder
d. paranoid personality disorder - CORRECT✓✓ a
The nurse is continuing to care for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. assist the client to identify the source of anger
b. employ active listening skills when communicating with client
c. explaining the expected behavioral limits to the client
d. administer an anxiolytic medication to the client
e. gently place a hand on the clients arm during conversations - CORRECT✓✓ a,b,c,d
NURS 327 LATEST FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
100% ACCURATE FALL-SPRING (CORRECTLY
ANSWERED) GRADED A+
MULTIPLE CHOICES
A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about personality disorders. Which of
the following information should be included?
a. clients of higher socioeconomic status are less likely to be diagnosed with personality
disorders
b. personality disorders often manifest from childhood emotional trauma
c. personality disorders are often seen in children under age 10
d. strict parental guidelines contribute to the development of personality disorders -
CORRECT✓✓ B
A nurse is discussing borderline personality disorder and the risk for self-harm with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following situations should the nurse identify as the highest risk
for self-harm?
a. when discharged from the hospital
b. when attending narrative therapy
c. when attending dialectical behavior therapy
d. when getting married - CORRECT✓✓ a
A nurse is educating a newly licensed nurse about comorbidities associated with cluster B
personality disorders. The nurse should identify which of the following disorders as a
comorbidity of histrionic personality disorder?
a. general anxiety disorder
b. ocd
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c. schizophrenia
d. anorexia nervosa - CORRECT✓✓ a
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is experiencing
delusions of being a celebrity. Which of the following delusion types describes this client's
behavior?
a. persecutory
b. grandiose
c. thought insertion
d. control - CORRECT✓✓ b
A nurse is caring for a client who screams, "I can read your minds!" The nurse should
identify this finding as a manifestation of which of the following personality disorders?
a. schizotypal
b. antisocial
c. avoidant
d. paranoid - CORRECT✓✓ a
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who recently has been diagnosed with
schizophrenia. Which of the following finding is a genetic risk factor associated with the
development of schizophrenia?
a. biologic grandparent with fragile x syndrome
b. biologic parent with schizophrenia
c. biologic uncle with Rett Syndrome
d. biologic sibling with down syndrome - CORRECT✓✓ b
A nurse is caring for a client who has a serious mental illness and has developed tardive
dyskinesia from anti-psychotic medication use. Which of the following adverse effects from
anti-psychotic medication use would be expected for the client?
a. seizres and tremors
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b. hallucinations and delusions
c. nausea and vomiting
d. uncontrolled movements around the mouth - CORRECT✓✓ d
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client has been
wearing the same clothes for the past week and appears unkept and unbathed. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make to the client?
a. "I'm going to ignore your lack of self care because it is an aspect of the disorder"
b. "Do you really think it is ok not to bathe? What is going on with you?"
c. "It is now time for you to bathe. Do you want to wear the red or green shirt?"
d. "This is it! You are getting a bath! There are three of us here to bathe you!" -
CORRECT✓✓ c
A nurse is discussing the three clusters of personality disorders. Which of the following
personality disorders is part of cluster C?
a. dependent personality disorder
b. antisocial personality disorder
c. borderline personality disorder
d. paranoid personality disorder - CORRECT✓✓ a
The nurse is continuing to care for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. assist the client to identify the source of anger
b. employ active listening skills when communicating with client
c. explaining the expected behavioral limits to the client
d. administer an anxiolytic medication to the client
e. gently place a hand on the clients arm during conversations - CORRECT✓✓ a,b,c,d
