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Nursing Care of Inpatients With Borderline Personality Disorder
Author(s) -
Bland Ann R.,
Tudor Georgana,
McNeil Whitehouse Deborah
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2007.00135.x
Subject(s) - borderline personality disorder , nursing , medicine , multidisciplinary approach , multidisciplinary team , personality , nursing staff , nursing assessment , medline , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , social science , sociology , political science , law
TOPIC. This paper reviews the current literature on the nursing care of inpatients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Information is included about the background and various features of BPD, and recent conceptualizations and predicted outcomes for BPD patients are provided. The effect of caring for patients with BPD on the nursing staff is discussed.CONCLUSIONS. With proper education, support, and clinical supervision, the difficulties of caring for patients with BPD for the nursing staff can be reduced, and beneficial outcomes can be achieved for the staff and patients.NURSING IMPLICATIONS. Patients with BPD can impact the entire multidisciplinary team. Understanding the dynamics of patients with BPD helps the staff to develop strategies to avoid splitting, acting‐out behaviors, and negative impact on other patients and staff.