A client with a history of experiencing physical and sexual abuse is admitted to the hospital with several fractures. While interacting with the nurse, the client expresses concerns about feeling safe when returning home.
The first priority for the nurse is to: A) Communicate to the client that the abusive partner needs to see a therapist.
B) Assist the client to devise a safety or escape plan.
C) Encourage the client to take charge of the situation.
D) Offer to contact outpatient services if the client promises not to return home after discharge.
Question 2
How can the nurse differentiate the client with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder from the client with perfectionist personality traits?
A) Clients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder will exhibit order in all areas of their lives.
B) Clients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder will exhibit fear, anxiety, and an excessive need
for order.
C) Clients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder will exhibit order in their work lives but are able
to relax when away from work.
D) Clients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder will exhibit the need for perfection in everyone
but themselves.
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