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a0266361136 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A combative adolescent client has been placed in seclusion after all other interventions have failed. Which protocol would apply in this situation?

1. The physician or other licensed independent practitioner must reissue a new order for restraints every 24 hours.
2. The physician or other licensed independent practitioner must reissue a new order for restraints every 8 hours.
3. The physician or other licensed independent practitioner must reissue a new order for restraints every 3 to 4 hours.
4. The physician or other licensed independent practitioner must reissue a new order for restraints every 1 to 2 hours.

Question 2

A nurse is admitting a client with a new diagnosis of a personality disorder. Which of the following would make the nurse question this diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

1. The client has been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.
2. The client has an inflated self-appraisal and feels a sense of entitlement.
3. The client has a history of a substance use disorder.
4. The client is odd and eccentric but not delusional.
5. The client has an intellectual developmental disorder.

joshbk44 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4
Rationale: The physician or other licensed independent practitioner must reissue a new order for restraints every 4 hours for adults and every 1 to 2 hours for children and adolescents. Restraints should be used as a last resort, after all other interventions have been unsuccessful, and the client is clearly at risk of harm to self or others.

Answer to Question 2

1, 3, 5
Rationale: The DSM-5 states that impairments in personality functioning and the individual's personality trait expression are not better understood as normative for the individual's developmental stage or sociocultural environment. The impairments in personality functioning and the individual's personality trait expression are not solely due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., severe head trauma). The nurse would question the diagnosis of a personality disorder in a client with sickle cell anemia, substance use disorder, or an intellectual developmental disorder.