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The nurse observes a staff member not following the plan of care for a client with an antisocial personality disorder. The nurse should:
A. confront the staff member immediately and say, "You know that is not the treatment plan."
B. write an incident report to create a paper trail of the staff member’s failure to follow the planned program.
C. ask the staff member to talk in private, and reinforce how antisocial clients try to divide staff.
D. bring up the incident during the weekly conference so that this staff member is not assigned to work with antisocial persons again.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
It is essential that the treatment program be followed exactly for clients with antisocial personality disorder because they are very manipulative and attempt to divide staff. However, confronting the staff member in front of the client enhances the division of staff. Talking with the staff member in private allows the person to develop skills to work with this client population. Psychosocial Integrity
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