During a private conversation, a client with borderline personality disorder asks the nurse to "keep my secret" and then displays multiple self-inflicted, superficial lacerations on the forearms. What is the nurse's best response A: "This type of behavior requires you to be on suicide precautions. " B: "I'm going to tell your physician. Do you want to tell me why you did that" C: "Tell me what type of instrument you used. I'm concerned about infection. " D: "Whenever something important occurs in treatment, the team needs to know about it. I'll have to tell the others, but let's talk about it first. "
During a private conversation, a client with borderline personality disorder asks the nurse to "keep my secret" and then displays multiple self-inflicted, superficial lacerations on the forearms. What is the nurse's best response A: "This type of behavior requires you to be on suicide precautions. " B: "I'm going to tell your physician. Do you want to tell me why you did that" C: "Tell me what type of instrument you used. I'm concerned about infection. " D: "Whenever something important occurs in treatment, the team needs to know about it. I'll have to tell the others, but let's talk about it first. "
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