Nurses know that when working with patients who have personality disorders; the most difficult task for these patients will probably be: 

Malachi is a 25-year-old male patient who is being treated at your hospital day-treatment center.  Malachi is very charming and seems popular.  He has the ability to draw crowds around him, but you know he has been in trouble with the law several times since adolescence and lies constantly.  You realize that Malachi’s behavior is most likely which personality disorder? 

A young adult arrives in the after-hours clinic with dilated pupils, an elevated heart rate, extreme sensitivity to sounds around him, sense of being outside of his body, and fine tremors of the hands.  The patient admits to recent use of an illegal street drug.  As the nurse collecting this data, you suspect: 

Your new patient is admitted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.  Which of the following is the patient most likely to demonstrate? 

The nurse determines that the wife of an alcoholic client is benefiting from attending an Al-Anon group if the nurse hears the wife make which statement? 

A boy with a conduct disorder diagnosis would be most likely to have which symptom?

Your new patient is at risk for alcohol withdrawal.  You know that alcohol withdrawal tends to develop within what period after the last drink? 

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder who is experiencing disturbed though processes.  In formulating a nursing plan of care, which best intervention should the nurse include? 

Which interventions are most appropriate for caring for a client in alcohol withdrawal?  Select all that apply.  

The nurse is monitoring a hospitalized client who abuses alcohol.  Which findings should alert the nurse to the potential for alcohol withdrawal delirium?