Which nursing approach should be used to maintain a therapeutic relationship with a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?
A. Being firm, consistent, and empathetic, while addressing specific client behaviors
B. Promoting client self-expression by implementing laissez-faire leadership
C. Using authoritative leadership to help clients learn to conform to societal norms
D. Overlooking inappropriate behaviors to avoid promoting secondary gains
ANS: A
The best nursing approach when working with a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder is to be firm, consistent, and empathetic while addressing specific client behaviors. Individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder always seem to be in a state of crisis and can often have negative patterns of interaction, such as manipulation and splitting.
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