A nurse tells a client with a personality disorder that he must clean his room before he can go to the dayroom. The client asks if he can play one game of pool first. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of an assertiveness group that a client with dependent personality disorder attended. Which client statement indicates the group had therapeutic value?

The nurse is expecting the psychiatrist to order an antidepressant for a client with borderline personality disorder. Which of the following would be best for this client?

A nurse notices that a client with dependent personality disorder is depressed. Which factor is assessed as contributing to depression?

A client with dependent personality disorder makes the following statement: “I’ll never be able to take care of myself.” Which response by the nurse is best?

A client on your unit says the Mafia has a contract out on him. He refuses to leave his semiprivate room and insists on frisking his roommate before allowing him to enter. Which action should the nurse take first?

A client with schizotypal personality disorder is sitting in a puddle of urine. He’s playing in it, smiling, and softly singing a child’s song. Which action would be best?

A client with avoidant personality disorder says occupational therapy (OT) is boring and he doesn’t want to go. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Of all of the cluster groupings of personality disorders, which group is apt to be most challenging to the management of the milieu of the unit for the nurse?

What would be an important guideline for nurses working with clients with borderline personality disorder?

A nurse admits a client who has an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder to the unit. The nurse expects this client to be preoccupied with which of the following?

Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for a client with an obsessive-compulsive disorder?

The nurse recently admitted a client with an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. What is the most appropriate outcome for this client?

A nurse is providing care for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is important for the nurse to do which of the following?

What behaviors would a nurse expect to see in a client who has a schizoid personality disorder?

Which of the following behavior patterns would a nurse expect to observe in a client with a schizoid personality disorder?

A client with dependent personality disorder is having trouble performing activities of daily living. Which nursing intervention should help facilitate the client’s daily activities?

Which of the following behavior patterns would a nurse expect to observe in a client with an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

Which nursing intervention has priority for a client with borderline personality disorder?

The nurse is identifying nursing outcomes for a client with a schizoid personality disorder. What is the most appropriate outcome?

What might be an effective intervention for a client with a schizoid personality disorder?

A nurse is assessing a client with a narcissistic personality disorder. The nurse anticipates the client’s behavior to be characterized as which of the following?

A client with dependent personality disorder is working on goals for selfcare. Which short-term goal is most important to the client’s everyday activities of daily living?

Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for a client with a narcissistic personality disorder?

Which of the following nursing outcomes would be appropriate for a client with a narcissistic personality disorder?

Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for a client with a schizoid personality disorder?

Which of the following describes relationships of a client with a histrionic personality disorder?

Which of the following clients needs to be assigned as a 1:1 with a psychiatric technician?

A client with a dependent personality disorder is taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for depression. Which instruction is included in client teaching?

Which of the following responses would a nurse expect from a client with a narcissistic personality disorder?