You have just admitted a client to your unit diagnosed with depersonalization disorder. What would be the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client when developing the client's care plan?
A) Self-care deficit, related to mechanical trance-like state or aimless wandering
B) Sensory perceptual alteration, related to depersonalization and view of self
C) Anxiety, related to repressed traumatic events or loss of identity
D) Family coping ineffective, related to loss of identity
Question 2
A client has been diagnosed with dissociative fugue. What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client?
A) Risk for violence, related to repressed anger
B) Altered thought processes, related to pseudoparalysis
C) Self-care deficit, related to aimless wandering
D) Personality identity disturbance, related to derealization
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