A Nurse Working with a Patient Diagnosed with Borderline Personality

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse working with a patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder will need to consider therapeutic strategies for which likely patient characteristics? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Unpredictable mood shifts
• B) A strong sense of interdependence
• C) Impulsivity that leads to extreme risk taking
• D) Tendency to overreact to even minor criticism
• E) Hallucinations that may be either visual or auditory

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Definitions:

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Results Based-Format

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Graphics Rating Scale

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