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Awilson837

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A 67-year-old lawyer who has received a diagnosis of major depression and is taking fluoxetine (Prozac) threatens suicide by overdose. In creating the care plan for this client, which should a nurse identify as the priority nursing diagnosis?
 
  A) Risk for self-mutilation related to low self-esteem
  B) Risk for suicide related to depressed mood
  C) Complicated grieving related to unresolved loss
  D) Powerlessness related to complicated grieving process

Question 2

Which statement best describes persons with personality disorders?
 
  a. The patient's coping skills are severely impaired by cognitive impairment.
  b. The patient's maladaptive behaviors involve only a single aspect of personality.
  c. The patient has enduring ways of relating that often provoke negative reactions.
  d. The patient has considerable resilience when faced with stressful life situations.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C
The three features of personality disorders are (1) the individual has acquired few strategies for relating, and his or her approaches are inflexible and maladaptive; (2) the individual's needs, perceptions, and behavior tend to foster vicious circles that continue unhelpful patterns and provoke negative reactions from others; and (3) the individual's adaptation is characterized by tenuous stability, fragility, and lack of resilience when faced with stress. The patient's treatment plan is directed toward improvement of patient condition, but it does not guarantee improvement or cure.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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