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Jipu 123

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When assessing a client with narcissistic personality disorder, the nurse would expect the client to demonstrate which of the following?
 
  A) Genuine concern for others
  B) Mistrust of others
  C) Grandiose and superior self-concept
  D) Dependence on others for decision making

Question 2

An elderly client tells the nurse that she is becoming more forgetful. The nurse should explain to the client that threats to memory in older adults include:
 
  A) Anxiety.
  B) Organic brain syndrome.
  C) Plaques in the brain tissue.
  D) Medications.



steff9894

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Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback: Clients with narcissistic personality disorder believe themselves superior to others and expect to be treated as such.

Answer to Question 2

D



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