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A nurse on an inpatient eating disorder unit is caring for a…

A nurse on an inpatient eating disorder unit is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Vital SignsDecember 1:Heart rate 48/min Respiratory rate 24/min Blood pressure 78/52 mm Hg Temperature 35.6° C (96° F) SaO2 93% on room air December 15:Heart rate 55/min Respiratory rate 20/min Blood pressure 84/50 mm Hg Temperature 36° C (97° F) SaO2 96% on room air History and Physical December 1: Height 163 cm (64 in) Weight 34.5 kg (76 lb)        BMI 13 Pale, cold extremities, dry skin, thinning hair Weak pulse Respirations slightly labored, chest clear Bowel sounds hypoactive x 4 quadrants Concentrated urine December 15:Height 163 cm (64 in) Weight 37.2 kg (82 lb) BMI 14.1 Pale, cold extremities, dry skin, thinning hair Pulses palpable Respirations even, unlabored, chest clear Bowel sounds active x 4 quadrants Clear yellow urine Laboratory ResultsDecember 1:Basic Metabolic Profile: Creatinine 1.2 mg/dL (0.5 to 1.0 mg/dL)                                                                                    BUN 30 mg/dL (10 to 20 mg/dL)   Sodium 128 mEq/L (136 to 145 mEq/L)     Potassium 3.1 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mEq/L) December 15: Basic Metabolic Profile: Creatinine 0.9 mg/dL (0.5 to 1.0 mg/dL)                                                                                    BUN 22 mg/dL (10 to 20 mg/dL)   Sodium 130 mEq/L (136 to 145 mEq/L)     Potassium 3.6 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mEq/L)  Diagnostic ResultsDecember 1: 12 lead ECG: Sinus bradycardiaDecember 15: 12 lead ECG: Sinus bradycardia A nurse on an inpatient eating disorder unit is assessing a client. Which of the following assessment findings indicate a therapeutic response to the treatment plan?    Select all that apply.

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A nurse is teaching a group of guardians with children who h…

A nurse is teaching a group of guardians with children who have conduct disorder (CD). Which of the following statements by a guardian indicates a need for further teaching?  

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A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following clien…

A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indication of anorexia nervosa?    

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A public health nurse is applying for a grant related to sui…

A public health nurse is applying for a grant related to suicide prevention. When describing social groups at highest risk, which of the following should the nurse include?  

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A nurse is caring for a client who has bulimia nervosa has a…

A nurse is caring for a client who has bulimia nervosa has a new prescription for a selective serotoninreuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipateadministering? 

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A nurse is observing a group therapy session. Which of the f…

A nurse is observing a group therapy session. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indication of bulimia nervosa?    

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The nurse is collecting data from a patient who complains of…

The nurse is collecting data from a patient who complains of having urinary frequency. The nurse should inquire about which dietary habit?

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Much like seedless watermelons, bananas that we typically bu…

Much like seedless watermelons, bananas that we typically buy in the grocery store are triploid and therefore seedless (the image below shows a normal, grocery store banana on the left and a wild banana on the right with very prominent seeds). The tiny brown structures in grocery store bananas are immature seeds that are not viable and never fully develop. What makes grocery store bananas seedless? banana.jpg

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One version of the BRCA gene codes for a normal version of t…

One version of the BRCA gene codes for a normal version of the BRCA protein (which helps to repair damaged DNA). Another version of the BRCA gene codes for a mutated version of the BRCA protein (which can be implicated in breast cancer). These alternate versions of the BRCA gene are examples of:

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The nurse correctly recognizes that esophageal cancer is ass…

The nurse correctly recognizes that esophageal cancer is associated with which risk factor(s)? (Select all that apply.)

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