A Nurse Is Meeting with a Patient with Borderline Personality

question 2

Multiple Choice

A nurse is meeting with a patient with borderline personality disorder who is being admitted to a partial hospitalization program (PHP) . The patient asks what she should do to make sure that people in the program will like her. What is an appropriate response the nurse might make?

• A) "People will like you if you follow all the rules and come every day."
• B) "The program usually works best if you can focus on what you need, not on how others feel. Can you tell me some things you would like to see happen here?
• C) "People sometimes avoid people who are depressed. Getting your symptoms under control and learning how to make friends is the best way to get people to like you."
• D) "Getting people to like you is not an appropriate goal. You need to work on understanding how to set goals and then on what you have to do in order to accomplish them."

---

Definitions:

Incentive Spirometer

A device used to help patients improve the functioning of their lungs, especially after surgery or a lung illness.

Auscultation

The act of listening to the sounds made by the internal organs of the body, typically using a stethoscope, as part of a medical examination.

Pulse Oximetry

A non-invasive test that measures the oxygen saturation level of the blood, indicating how well oxygen is being sent to parts of the body furthest from the heart.

Follow-Up

The act of continuing to monitor or assess a situation, patient, or process after an initial intervention or check-up.