What is the priority nursing diagnosis for a patient with antisocial personality disorder who has made threats against staff, ripped art off the walls, and thrown objects?

a. Disturbed sensory perception–auditory
b. Risk for other-directed violence
c. Ineffective denial
d. Ineffective coping


ANS: B
Violence against property, along with threats to harm staff, makes this diagnosis the priority. Patients with antisocial personality disorders rarely have psychotic symptoms. When patients with antisocial personality disorders use denial, they use it effectively. Although ineffective coping applies, the risk for violence is a higher priority.

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