Which Nursing Diagnosis Is Priority When Providing Nursing Care to a Client

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which nursing diagnosis is priority when providing nursing care to a client diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder?

• A) Risk for violence: directed toward others R/T suspicious thinking
• B) Risk for suicide R/T altered thought
• C) Altered sensory perception R/T increased levels of anxiety
• D) Social isolation R/T fear of rejection

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