Answer to Question 1
D
Impaired social interaction is a possibility for any patient with a personality disorder. Antisocial patients rarely experience anxiety. Self-mutilation is most common in patients with borderline personality disorder. Formal thought disorder is rarely seen among patients with personality disorders.
Answer to Question 2
C
The primary responsibility of the psychiatric nurse according to the fifth assumption of the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model is to use the nursing process, standards of care, and professional performance, which, in this case, should start with a nursing assessment. The remaining options are specific interventions that are determined to be appropriate by the assessment data.
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Patient education
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Nursing Interventions to Promote Effective Health Maintenance