please separate the two discussion
Discussion 1
Schizophrenia from Patient’s Point of View
Think about a client with schizophrenia that you know about from personal, work or clinical experience, or from news media or other sources. Describe the individual.
- What are the positive and/or negative symptoms?
- What are the person’s struggles? What treatments have been tried and failed? What works?
- If you were that person, what would you like to tell your nurse about yourself, your needs, and your fears?
Please provide evidence from professional sources to support your information. Include examples of your prior experience with a client who was having a problem with delusions and/or hallucinations.
Discussion 2
Borderline Personality Disorder
Read the case study about Borderline Personality Disorder and answer the following questions in your initial posting:
- How would you use therapeutic communication and principles of cognitive behavioral therapy with the client?
- Describe your assessment process. What are some likely co-morbid conditions? List one nursing diagnosis and an appropriate nursing intervention.
