Your 28-year-old patient was admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of major depression with symptoms of withdrawal and extreme sadness. After 2 weeks on the unit, the patient suddenly becomes more talkative, sleeps only 2 hours a night, and acts seductively with the male patients. What is the most likely explanation for this change?

Your 28-year-old patient was admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of major depression with symptoms of withdrawal and extreme sadness. After 2 weeks on the unit, the patient suddenly becomes more talkative, sleeps only 2 hours a night, and acts seductively with the male patients. What is the most likely explanation for this change?

As you perform a suicide assessment on your patient, you learn that the patient has only one person to call in times of need, has been thinking about suicide frequently in past weeks, and has attempted suicide once before. Given this information you believe this patient's suicide risk is:

Your 15-year-old neighbor, who knows you are a mental health nurse, informs you that he has a friend who is talking about suicide. Your best initial response to the young neighbor is:

Nurses understand that a major cause of personality disorders is:

You know your patient has a personality disorder. He tells you, 'You are the best nurse. I am so glad you are here today and not that mean nurse who was here yesterday.' Which personality disorder would be most associated with this statement?