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…
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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)- A2% (1)
- B93% (41)
- D5% (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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