The client with borderline personality uses a knife to cut slashes in her arm. The nurse should plan strategies that are designed to:
1. isolate the client.
2. confine the client to the unit.
3. find acceptable means of coping.
4. confront the client's behavior.
Answer: 3
1. Isolation allows the client to think of more ways to do self-harm.
2. Confining the client to the unit is punishment.
3. The nurse would help the client identify negative feelings and plan other methods instead of self-harm activities.
4. The nurse can confront the client's behavior, but the goal of treatment is to find acceptable ways to deal with stress.
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