The nurse is caring for a patient with narcissistic personality disorder in a long-term care facility. The patient says that a fellow patient “always talks and thinks about nothing but himself.” The nurse’s experience with this patient has been different. He always seems very humble and self-effacing. Which defense mechanism is this patient displaying?

The nurse enters the patient’s room and notes the head of bed is at a 65-degree angle. The nurse is concerned about which type of tissue injury related to this positioning?

Which patient is most at risk for developing a decubitus ulcer?