A patient with borderline personality disorder shows the nurse superficial self-inflicted cuts across her wrist that she inflicted during the current therapy session. The best response on the part of the APRN is to

A 42-year old female is seen by the APRN with chief complaint of feeling that her skin is burning. She is nearly hysterical talking about how “her skin feels like it is on fire”. The patient has much difficulty responding accurately to the APRN’s questions; but her thoughts are not disorganized. The patient’s husband explains that their 18-year old daughter was killed in a car crash a week ago, but she historically has been socially withdrawn and had odd beliefs. What is the diagnosis?

Avoidant personality disorder falls under which of the personality clusters?

A patient diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder tends to exhibit which of the following?

A 38 year old male is referred for an initial psychiatric interview by his employment assistance program after having significant trouble with job performance. He communicates high stress to the APRN since being promoted to manager of his computer department. Prior to the advancement, he worked alone interacting rarely with others and had been very happy in his position with high job performance for 18 years. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Match the following. There is only one answer for each match and all matches fit a description from those given

A pediatric nurse practitioner instructs parents to set a fixed bedtime for their child with chronic sleep difficulties. After the designated bedtime, the parents are advised to refrain from responding to the child’s crying or calls for attention. Which behavioral intervention best describes this approach?

Ulnar drift can be described as radial deviation of the [answer1] and ulnar deviation of the [answer2] joints. 

Shear force inside an orthosis can cause skin breakdown which can be a major complication for a patient. Select 2 ways to address shear force inside an orthosis.

Which of the following types of stress is caused by parallel forces?