Author Question: A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was admitted to the psychiatric unit, where ... (Read 94 times)

bcretired · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was admitted to the psychiatric unit, where it was determined that she had a borderline personality disorder. During the first week on the unit, it was determined that she also has diabetes.

Her diabetes mellitus would be listed in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client who denies he is an alcoholic. The nurse understands that for this client to be successful in treatment, he must first:

A) Identify someone to whom he can go for support.
B) Give up all his old drinking buddies.
C) Understand the dynamics of alcohol on the body.
D) Correlate the problems in his life to his use of alcohol.