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bio_gurl · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

An elderly client tells the nurse that because she was constipated for the last few days, she drank fiber medication in water. The nurse should instruct the client that one side effect of this type of fiber intake is:

A) Diarrhea.
B) Nausea.
C) Flatus.
D) Stomach pain.

Question 2

When planning care for a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which self-harm behavior should a nurse expect the client to exhibit?

A. The use of highly lethal methods to commit suicide
B. The use of suicidal gestures to evoke a rescue response from others
C. The use of isolation and starvation as suicidal methods
D. The use of self-mutilation to decrease endorphins in the body

SamMuagrove · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B
The nurse should expect that a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder might use suicidal gestures to evoke a rescue response from others. Repetitive, self-mutilative behaviors are common in clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorders. These behaviors are generated by feelings of abandonment following separation from significant others.