When analyzing the behaviors of a 23-year-old who meets the criteria for antisocial personality disorder, the nurse recognizes that the following nursing diagnosis would be pertinent to his care:
1. Risk for self-mutilation
2. Disturbed personal identity
3. Impaired social interaction
4. Social isolation
ANS: 3
The client with antisocial personality disorder is impulsive, manipulative, and dishonest. Clients with this disorder are frequently involved in illegal matters. Options 1 and 2 are more appropriate for clients with borderline personality disorder. Option 4 would apply to more readily to Cluster A disorders.
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Persons who wander may not rest when they become fatigued.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)