Author Question: While helping a client with the evening meal, the nurse observes the client close his eyes, bow his ... (Read 126 times)

saliriagwu · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

While helping a client with the evening meal, the nurse observes the client close his eyes, bow his head, and murmur words of thanks and praise. What does this behavior indicate to the nurse?

A) The client did not want the nurse to leave.
B) The client was asking that the meal be better than the last.
C) The client is confused.
D) The client was praying before eating.

Question 2

An adolescent client tells the nurse that she is going to fight recent charges of shoplifting since she was just taking what was rightfully hers. Which trait associated with personality disorders is the client exhibiting?

A) Lying
B) Narcissism
C) Projection
D) Manipulation

b614102004 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

The client's behavior of bowing the head, closing the eyes, and murmuring words of thanks and praise are indications that the client was praying. The client was not demonstrating confusion. The nurse has no way of knowing if the client was asking that the meal be better than the last. The client was not delaying the nurse so that she did not leave.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B

Clinical manifestations seen in individuals with personality disorders include narcissism, manipulation, and impulsiveness. The client who states that she was only taking what was rightfully hers is demonstrating narcissism, which is the belief that one is the center of the universe and therefore is entitled to certain things. Manipulation is controlling behavior to exploit others for personal gain. The client is not demonstrating manipulation. The client is not lying about whether or not the item was rightfully hers. The client is not projecting her behavior.