The priority intervention for the nurse working with a client with schizotypal personality disorder is
a. respecting client need for social isolation.
b. teaching the client not to dress oddly.
c. preventing the client from violating the nurse's rights.
d. keeping emotional distance so as not to be exploited.
A
Clients with schizotypal personality disorder are eccentric and often display perceptual and
cognitive distortions. They are suspicious of others and have considerable difficulty trusting. They
become highly anxious and frightened in social situations, thus the need to respect their desire for
social isolation. Option B is not the priority intervention. Options C and D: Clients with schizotypal
personality disorder rarely engage in behaviors that violate the nurse's rights or exploit the nurse.
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