Question

Identify 2 nursing diagnoses, and appropriate nursing intervention for a client with Personality disorders

Answer 1

Nursing Diagnosis of Personality Disorders:

Diagnosed by factors like social isolation, impaired social interaction, high risk of violence to self and others, anxiety.

Physical Examination: Doctor physically examines the health related issues, this includes lab test for alcohol and drugs.

Psychiatric Examination: Done with the deep discussion about behaviour and feeling.

Diagnosing with criteria in the DSM-5, by comparing the symptoms by help of Diagnosis and Systemic Manual of Mental Disorders.

Nursing Interventions:

* Responding to the patient symptoms and needs.

* Patient require physical restraints, seclusion and supervision

* Keeping patient involved in treatment plan and to take responsibility of own behaviour and actions.

* Discussion with Patient and Family about the consequences and factors that triggering

* Patient can be treated by Cognitive analytical therapy, Cognitive therapy, Dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT), Dynamic Psychotherapy and Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT)