The care plan for a patient with a personality disorder contains ...

[cnetterville]

The care plan for a patient with a personality disorder contains the following interventions: demonstrate accessibility, maintain confidentiality, and maintain consistent behavior by all nursing staff. The goal of these interventions is the:
 
  a. patient's serotonin levels will stabilize.
  b. patient will not engage in self-mutilation.
  c. patient will participate in therapeutic nurse-patient relationships.
  d. patient will not use manipulation as a way of relating to staff and family.

Question 2

A nurse states, I don't understand why the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model uses both the health/illness and adaptation/maladaptation continua.. The best reply is:
 
  a. The more information that's contained within the model, the more realistically it represents life..
  b. The model recognizes that nature is ordered as a social hierarchy from simple to complex. The health/illness continuum is a simple concept; the adaptation/maladaptation continuum is more complex..
  c. To integrate the theory of four stages of psychiatric treatment, Stuart had to have a health/illness frame of reference. The adaptation/maladaptation continuum was necessary to complement the holistic framework..
  d. The health/illness continuum reflects a medical world view, whereas the adaptation/maladaptation continuum is derived from nursing's world view. The two reflect the complementary nature of the nursing and medical models of practice..

[asware1]

Answer to Question 1

C
The establishment of a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship is fundamental to successful treatment. The interventions listed will foster an atmosphere of trust and open expression of thoughts and feelings. The remaining options do not relate to the stated behaviors.

Answer to Question 2

D
The correct option mimics the explanation provided by the author of the text.

[cnetterville]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[alvinum]

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