You find your patient with antisocial personality disorder ...

[Mollykgkg]

You find your patient with antisocial personality disorder smoking in the lounge. Which response is best?
 
  A.
  Make a general overhead announcement about no smoking.
  B.
  Bring up the smoking issue at the next group session.
  C.
  Tell the patient directly he is not to be smoking here.
  D.
  Encourage the patient to identify why he has the need to smoke now.

Question 2

Your male patient tells you that he has women throwing themselves at him everywhere he goes. The best nursing response to the patient is:
 
  A.
  Wow, that is impressive. Give me some tips.
  B.
  Tell me about a recent relationship.
  C.
  Let's focus on activities for today.
  D.
  Let's go to the dayroom and see what happens.

[jgranad15]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
This patient needs clear limits at the time of the infraction and it should be handled directly. Reponses A and B are indirect. Focusing on insight into why he smokes is not effective for patients with this disorder.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Encouraging the patient to focus on a specific relationship to gain some insight rather than focusing on generalizations is more helpful for the patient. Encouraging the patient or testing this belief is not therapeutic.

[Mollykgkg]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[upturnedfurball]

Excellent