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NCLEX-RN · Question #459

Primary nursing diagnoses for the antisocial client are:

The correct answer is B. Impaired social interaction, ineffective individual coping, and altered self-concept. (A) This answer is incorrect. Perception is not altered because the client is not psychotic. (B) This answer is correct. The antisocial client lacks responsibility, accountability, and social commitment; has impaired problem-solving ability; tends to overuse defense mechanisms…

Psychosocial Integrity

Question

Primary nursing diagnoses for the antisocial client are:

Options

  • AAlteration in perception and altered self-concept
  • BImpaired social interaction, ineffective individual coping, and altered self-concept
  • CAltered communication processes and altered recreational patterns
  • DAltered body image and altered thought processes

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    93% (41)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

(A) This answer is incorrect. Perception is not altered because the client is not psychotic. (B) This answer is correct. The antisocial client lacks responsibility, accountability, and social commitment; has impaired problem-solving ability; tends to overuse defense mechanisms; lies and steals; and is often grandiose concerning self. (C) This answer is incorrect. Altered communication processes do not characterize this client. The antisocial person communicates well and tends to have a charming personality. (D) This answer is incorrect. Altered thought processes refer to delusional thinking, which is bizarre and fixed, and do not characterize this client.

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#antisocial personality disorder#nursing diagnoses#impaired social interaction#ineffective coping

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