Which behaviors are expected in patients diagnosed with avoidant personality disorders?
a. Social aptitude; risk taking
b. Promiscuity; impulsiveness
c. Shyness; poor self-confidence
d. Attention seeking; helplessness
Question 2A child with ADHD had this nursing diagnosis
impaired social interaction, related to excessive neuronal activity, as evidenced by aggressiveness and dysfunctional play with others. Which finding indicates the plan of care was effective?
a. Improved ability to identify anxiety and use self-control strategies
b. Increased expressiveness in communication with others
c. Engages in cooperative play with other children
d. Increased responsiveness to authority figures
Question 3During community lunch, a manic patient tells another patient, Push yourself away from the table. You're too fat for your own good How should the nurse intervene?
a. Say to the patient, You may remain at lunch only if you apologize.
b. Tell the patient, You must leave lunch and go to your room now.
c. Calmly tell the patient that insulting others is not permitted.
d. Extinguish the behavior by ignoring it.
Question 4The parent of an 8-year-old says, My child is in constant motion and talks all the time. My child isn't interested in toys, but is out of bed every morning before I am and into trouble. The child's problem is most consistent with
a. anxiety disorder.
b. Asperger's disorder.
c. pervasive developmental disorder.
d. ADHD.
Question 5The nurse prepares to take vital signs for a patient experiencing mani
a. What is the nurse's best intervention when the patient's talking interferes with the assessment?
a. Use a voice volume louder than the patient's to say, Stop talking now.
b. Interrupt by saying, It's time to take your vital signs now.
c. Delay taking the vital signs until the patient is quieter.
d. Wait tolerantly for the patient to finish talking.
Question 6Personality traits most likely to describe a patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are
a. friendly; generous.
b. dramatic; impulsive.
c. perfectionist; inflexible.
d. suspicious; submissive.