The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with a personality disorder. Which finding indicates the treatment plan has been beneficial for this client?
A) The client has ceased self-mutilating behavior and bathes once a week.
B) The client eats sporadically and reports being told she has been bad and does not deserve to eat.
C) The client asks others for money because the client's was stolen.
D) The client sits with others in lounge area conversing about current affairs.
Answer: D
For clients with personality disorders, improvement will be achieved slowly. The client who is observed sitting with others in the lounge area conversing about current affairs is showing indications that treatment has been beneficial. The other observed behaviors would indicate that treatment needs to be continued.
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