Personality Disorders Assessment
Exam Questions and Answers
A charge nurse is preparing an in- service for staff nurses about the diathesis-stress
model. Which of the following info should the nurse include? - ANSWER-The model
purposes that genetic & biological vulnerabilities emerge under stress.
A nurse is preparing a presentation on nursing theorists for a unit meeting. Which of
the following theorists should the nurse include as the person who developed the
theory of interpersonal relations? - ANSWER-Hildegard Peplau
A nurse is caring for a client who is moving the furniture in the day room into straight
rows & complaining about the different colors of clothes the other clients are
wearing. The nurse should identify that these findings are consistent with which of
the following personality disorders? - ANSWER-Obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder
A nurse is discussing personality disorders with a group of newly licensed nurses.
The nurse includes that the DSM-5 identifies how many personality disorders? -
ANSWER-10
A nurse is caring for a client who has cluster C personality disorder & is helping the
client explore ways to copes with anxiety. Which of the following actions should the
nurse tells the client has been shown to decrease anxiety? - ANSWER-Adopting a
pet
A nurse is reviewing Erikson's 8 stages of development. During which of the
following age ranges does the client experience the identity vs. role confusion stage?
- ANSWER-12-18
A nurse is educating newly licensed nurses about the diathesis-stress model impact
on client care. The nurse stresses that which of the following interacts with
environmental triggers & influences the client's response to stressors? - ANSWER-
Temperament
A nurse on a mental health unit is planning care for a client who has borderline
personality disorder. Which of the following goals should the nurse set for the client?
- ANSWER-The client will have no emotional outbursts during group therapy for a
week.
A charge nurse is reviewing the diagnostic criteria for several personality disorders
with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following reference publications
will be most helpful? - ANSWER-DSM-5
Exam Questions and Answers
A charge nurse is preparing an in- service for staff nurses about the diathesis-stress
model. Which of the following info should the nurse include? - ANSWER-The model
purposes that genetic & biological vulnerabilities emerge under stress.
A nurse is preparing a presentation on nursing theorists for a unit meeting. Which of
the following theorists should the nurse include as the person who developed the
theory of interpersonal relations? - ANSWER-Hildegard Peplau
A nurse is caring for a client who is moving the furniture in the day room into straight
rows & complaining about the different colors of clothes the other clients are
wearing. The nurse should identify that these findings are consistent with which of
the following personality disorders? - ANSWER-Obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder
A nurse is discussing personality disorders with a group of newly licensed nurses.
The nurse includes that the DSM-5 identifies how many personality disorders? -
ANSWER-10
A nurse is caring for a client who has cluster C personality disorder & is helping the
client explore ways to copes with anxiety. Which of the following actions should the
nurse tells the client has been shown to decrease anxiety? - ANSWER-Adopting a
pet
A nurse is reviewing Erikson's 8 stages of development. During which of the
following age ranges does the client experience the identity vs. role confusion stage?
- ANSWER-12-18
A nurse is educating newly licensed nurses about the diathesis-stress model impact
on client care. The nurse stresses that which of the following interacts with
environmental triggers & influences the client's response to stressors? - ANSWER-
Temperament
A nurse on a mental health unit is planning care for a client who has borderline
personality disorder. Which of the following goals should the nurse set for the client?
- ANSWER-The client will have no emotional outbursts during group therapy for a
week.
A charge nurse is reviewing the diagnostic criteria for several personality disorders
with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following reference publications
will be most helpful? - ANSWER-DSM-5
