The Client Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder Brings Up a Conflict

question 29

Multiple Choice

The client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder brings up a conflict with the staff in a community meeting and develops a following of clients who unreasonably demand modification of unit rules. How can the nursing staff best handle this situation?

• A) Allow the clients to apply the autocratic process when developing unit rules.
• B) Maintain consistency of care and open communication to avoid staff manipulation.
• C) Allow the client spokesman to verbalize concerns during a unit staff meeting.
• D) Maintain unit order by the application of punitive leadership.

Interpret the significance of price salience on demand elasticity.

Analyze how total utility is achieved through the consumption of goods and services.

Apply the concept of utility maximization to diverse goods to determine consumer choice.

Solve problems related to optimal consumption bundles under budget constraints.

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Definitions:

Well-Being

The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy, encompassing physical, mental, and social health.

Material Resources

Physical or tangible assets such as equipment, buildings, and raw materials that are available for use or consumption.

Multi-Axial System

A diagnostic system used in psychology that allows for an assessment across several domains of an individual's functioning, historically part of DSM-IV.

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, a classification and diagnostic tool used in psychiatry.