The nurse is planning care for an individual diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The nurse realizes that interventions will have to be focused on which of the following behaviors?
A) Not being able to make decisions
B) Withdrawal and isolation
C) Desire for order and perfection
D) Acting out when feeling abandoned or disrespected
Question 2
A nursing goal for a patient diagnosed with hypochondriasis is:
A) Find the root cause of the problem.
B) Relieve the fear.
C) Eliminate statements of the problem.
D) Ignore the symptoms.
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
Bipolar disease. The term bipolar means “pertaining to two poles.” The individual with this form of
Nursing care
Patients of all socioeconomic backgrounds should be given equal care.
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