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yoroshambo · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse caring for a patient with a personality disorder is conducting a safety assessment. Why is a safety assessment so important for the patient with a personality disorder?

1. Fall injuries from antipsychotic medications are common.
2. Patients with personality disorders lack safety awareness.
3. Self-injurious behaviors and suicide are common.
4. Patients with personality disorders are unable to make safe decisions.

Question 2

A nurse is assessing a patient with an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Which would the nurse expect to find during assessment?

1. Difficulty completing projects
2. A sense of spontaneity
3. Open expression of feelings
4. Ability to tolerate mistakes

aloop · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3
Explanation: Self-injurious behaviors and suicide are common in those with personality disorders. While fall injuries from antipsychotic medications do occur, this is not the primary reason why a safety assessment is so important for the patient with a personality disorder. Not all patients with personality disorders lack safety awareness or the ability to make safe decisions; however, these patients are more vulnerable to accident due to self-injurious behaviors and suicide.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1
Explanation: Individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder strive at all times to keep the world predictable and organized. These individuals have difficulty in completing projects. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder are excessively conscientious and rigid and are unable to tolerate mistakes or spontaneity. These individuals feel required to fulfill unending duties, responsibilities, and tasks, are self-critical, and adhere strictly and concretely to rules. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder rarely express their feelings openly.