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A nurse is planning overall strategies to address problems for a client who
has a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following strategies is the
priority for the nurse to incorporate into the plan of care?
a. discuss the appropriate use of assertive behavior with the client
b. encourage the client to attend weekly support group meetings
c. assist the client to maintain awareness of her thoughts and feelings
d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury - correct answer
✔ d. implement measures to prevent intentional self-inflicted injury
A nurse is admitting a client who has a generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
a. Provide the client with a quiet environment
b. Determine how the client handles stress.
c. Teach the client to use guided imagery.
d. Ask the client to identify her strengths - correct answer ✔ a. Provide the client
with a quiet environment
A nurse is conducting an admission interview with a client who is experiencing
mania. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
a. States that he hasn't bathed in 2 days
b. Reports eating twice in the past two weeks.
c. Makes inappropriate sexual comments.
d. Speaks in rhyming sentences. - correct answer ✔ b. Reports eating twice in the
past two weeks.