As the RN on an inpatient unit, you are caring for an individual diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder. It is time for group therapy. Which of the following statements might be expected from a person with this diagnosis?

Bath salts are considered a cheap substitute for Molly. The physical effects of bath salts include:  

A patient recently admitted to your unit with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder states that unit staff members have been avoiding her since she cut herself two days ago. As a psychiatric-mental health nurse your most appropriate response would be to:     

NV is a 32-year-old male who works for a janitorial service at night in a large medical office building. He spends his free time playing video games but doesn’t seem to take pleasure in them.  He lives alone in a small apartment complex and rarely interacts with his neighbors.  When he does encounter one of his neighbors at the communal mailbox,  he comes across as cold and uninterested. These behaviors are consistent with: 

A patient is brought into the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision. The patient’s blood-alcohol level (BAL) is 0.10 mg%. With a BAL of 0.1 mg% what symptoms would the nurse expect to observe in this patient?    

As the RN, you are assessing a patient who has alcohol use disorder and is experiencing withdrawal. Which of the following findings would you expect to obsere? Check all that apply.  

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According to the podcast, data, such as facebook likes, can be used to predict your personality better than predictions based on information from your parents.

Which of the following is an accurate description of “risk”?

The Aging Curve refers to the fact that in all professions performance improves as an individual gets older up to a certain age and then decreases each year after.