NUR 356 EXAM 4 With actual Questions And accredited Answers
What does Cluster A personality disorder identify with?
Odd, bizarre, and eccentric behaviors
Manipulative and a disregard for social norms is consistent with
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Submissive and clinging behavior and fear of separation is consistent
with
Cluster C; Dependent disorder
What would be a priority action for a nurse caring for a client with a
personality disorder?
Displaying self-injury & violence
When a nurse is caring for a patient with a personality disorder, it
would be most appropriate for the nurse to?
Explain that there is no medication that can cure the disorder
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,What is an effective evaluation of a short-term goal for a client with a
personality disorder?
A client who verbalizes understanding of treatment setting rules and
regulations and the consequences for violation
The nurse knows that with a paranoid personality, a client is very
suspicious and takes everything as a threat. The nurse will need to
what?
Appear non-threatening when speaking to the client
The nurse knows that a client with OCD has a need to control their
environment and keep their items in a neat stack or organized way.
What is a sign of distress and needs follow up?
Having belongings strung about haphazardly
Part of the plan of care for a client with antisocial personality disorder
is to
Help them gradually verbalize hostile feelings so that they can learn
how to handle their issues in a productive way
Splitting and manipulative behaviors are characteristic of personality
disorders, what is important to do as a nurse?
It is important to set therapeutic boundaries or limits with the client
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, Narcissistic personality disorder is a part of Cluster B and is
characterized by
arrogance, grandiose views of self-importance, the need for consistent
admiration, and a lack of empathy for others that strains most
relationships; often sensitive to criticism
Individuals diagnosed with Histrionic Personality Disorder tend to
be self-dramatizing, attention seeking, overly gregarious,
and seductive. They often use manipulation and exhibitionism as a
means of gaining attention.
When a client loses total control then it a safety concern for all
involved and the nurse knows to intervene and that
A client with a paranoid personality is on constant guard ready for
any real or perceived threat, they may be tense and irritable and
extremely over sensitive. They learn to defend themselves by
attacking first.
The most appropriate nursing interventions when caring for a client
with Paranoid Personality Disorder?
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What does Cluster A personality disorder identify with?
Odd, bizarre, and eccentric behaviors
Manipulative and a disregard for social norms is consistent with
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Submissive and clinging behavior and fear of separation is consistent
with
Cluster C; Dependent disorder
What would be a priority action for a nurse caring for a client with a
personality disorder?
Displaying self-injury & violence
When a nurse is caring for a patient with a personality disorder, it
would be most appropriate for the nurse to?
Explain that there is no medication that can cure the disorder
1|Page
,What is an effective evaluation of a short-term goal for a client with a
personality disorder?
A client who verbalizes understanding of treatment setting rules and
regulations and the consequences for violation
The nurse knows that with a paranoid personality, a client is very
suspicious and takes everything as a threat. The nurse will need to
what?
Appear non-threatening when speaking to the client
The nurse knows that a client with OCD has a need to control their
environment and keep their items in a neat stack or organized way.
What is a sign of distress and needs follow up?
Having belongings strung about haphazardly
Part of the plan of care for a client with antisocial personality disorder
is to
Help them gradually verbalize hostile feelings so that they can learn
how to handle their issues in a productive way
Splitting and manipulative behaviors are characteristic of personality
disorders, what is important to do as a nurse?
It is important to set therapeutic boundaries or limits with the client
2|Page
, Narcissistic personality disorder is a part of Cluster B and is
characterized by
arrogance, grandiose views of self-importance, the need for consistent
admiration, and a lack of empathy for others that strains most
relationships; often sensitive to criticism
Individuals diagnosed with Histrionic Personality Disorder tend to
be self-dramatizing, attention seeking, overly gregarious,
and seductive. They often use manipulation and exhibitionism as a
means of gaining attention.
When a client loses total control then it a safety concern for all
involved and the nurse knows to intervene and that
A client with a paranoid personality is on constant guard ready for
any real or perceived threat, they may be tense and irritable and
extremely over sensitive. They learn to defend themselves by
attacking first.
The most appropriate nursing interventions when caring for a client
with Paranoid Personality Disorder?
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