Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5037
Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5037
QUESTION: During a private conversation, a client with borderline personality disorder asks the nurse to keep his secret and then displays multiple, self-inflicted, superficial lacerations on the forearms. What is the nurse's best response?
O a.) "That's it! You're on suicide precautions."
O b.) "I'm going to tell your physician. Do you want to tell me why you did that?"
O c.) "Tell me what type of instrument you used. I'm concerned about infection."
O d.) "The team needs to know when something important occurs in treatment. I need to tell the others, but let's talk about it first."
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