The client with borderline personality uses a knife to cut ...

[Lisaclaire]

The client with borderline personality uses a knife to cut slashes in her arm. The nurse should plan strategies that are designed to:
 
  1. isolate the client.
  2. confine the client to the unit.
  3. find acceptable means of coping.
  4. confront the client's behavior.

Question 2

A client admitted with paranoid personality disorder insists that the hospital's food is contaminated with pesticides. Which communication technique should the nurse use to encourage the client to eat?
 
  1. Encourage identification of foods preferred by the client.
  2. Ask the client open-ended questions and sit with the client.
  3. Describe how the food is prepared at the institution.
  4. Identify reasons why the client should eat.

[underwood14]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3

1. Isolation allows the client to think of more ways to do self-harm.
2. Confining the client to the unit is punishment.
3. The nurse would help the client identify negative feelings and plan other methods instead of self-harm activities.
4. The nurse can confront the client's behavior, but the goal of treatment is to find acceptable ways to deal with stress.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

1. This option encourages the client to talk about the food, but does not encourage the client to express feelings and anxieties.
2. Open-ended questions encourage communication with the client.
3. Explaining how food is prepared does not involve the client.
4. This option encourages the client to talk about the food, but does not encourage the client to express feelings and anxieties.

[Lisaclaire]

Correct answers!

[underwood14]

Great! Please up vote