The nurse is planning care for a patient with a personality disorder. Which interventions is the nurse likely to consider including in the plan of care? Select all that apply

Question

1. Patient teaching about vegetative symptoms
2. Limit setting to enforce boundaries
3. Patient teaching about healthy coping skills
4. Discussing the importance of memory prompts
5. Strengthening reality orientation

Answer 1

Answer: 2, 3, 5
Explanation: Nursing interventions appropriate for use with patients with personality disorders include setting limits to enforce boundaries and help patients learn more appropriate behaviors; patient teaching about healthy coping skills; and strengthening reality orientation for patients approaching or exhibiting psychosis. Vegetative symptoms are seen in patients with depressive, not personality, disorders. Memory prompts may be helpful for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders or dementia.