Family members of a client ask the nurse to explain the difference between schizoid and avoidant personality disorders. Which is the appropriate nursing response?
1. Clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder desire intimacy but fear it, and clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder prefer to be alone.
2. Clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder exhibit delusions and hallucinations, while clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder do not.
3. Clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder are eccentric, and clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder are dull and vacant.
4. Clients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder have a history of psychosis, while clients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder remain based in reality.
Question 2
During the sixth week of a 10-week parenting skills group, a nurse observes as several members get into a heated dispute about spanking. As a group, they decide to create a pros-and-cons poster on the use of physical discipline.
At this time, what is the role of the group leader? 1. The leader should referee the debate.
2. The leader should adamantly oppose physical disciplining measures.
3. The leader should redirect the group to a less-controversial topic.
4. The leader should encourage the group to solve the problem collectively.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Queen Victoria and her family, and a pedigree showing the transmission of hemophilia in the British
Should society strive to achieve equality in the family?
Use face cradle covers to prevent the client’s skin from touching the face cradle upholstery.
The family described in Example Case 2