A patient diagnosed with borderline personality disorder was hospitalized several times after self-mutilating episodes.The patient remains impulsive.Which nursing diagnosis is the initial focus of this therapy?
A) Risk for self-directed violence
B) Impaired skin integrity
C) Risk for injury
D) Powerlessness
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