The nurse is caring for a patient with dissociative identity disorder who has been admitted to the hospital for dehydration. Which question is the priority for including in the assessment?
1. Do you remember what you were doing today?
2. Do you look in the mirror and not recognize yourself?
3. Do you ever think about harming yourself?
4. Do you find new things among your belongings that you don't recall obtaining?
Question 2
When assessing patients with dissociative disorders, the nurse knows that which assessments are most important?
1. Pain, bowel sounds, behaviors
2. Anxiety, B12 level, heart sounds
3. LOC, patient safety, and level of anxiety
4. Facial expression, body image, pupillary reactivity
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