Author Question: One bed is available for admitting a client with an eating disorder. Of the following clients, who ... (Read 34 times)

naturalchemist · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

One bed is available for admitting a client with an eating disorder. Of the following clients, who
should be admitted? The client whose weight dropped from

a. 150 to 100 pounds over a 4-months period, with the following vital signs:
temperature, 35.9 C; pulse, 38 beats/min; blood pressure, 60/40 mm Hg.
b. 120 to 90 pounds over a 3-month period, with the following vital signs:
temperature, 36 C; pulse, 50 beats/min; blood pressure, 70/50 mm Hg.
c. 110 to 70 pounds over a 4-month period, with the following vital signs:
temperature 36.5 C; pulse, 60 beats/min; blood pressure, 80/66 mm Hg.
d. 90 to 78 pounds over a 5-month period, with the following vital signs:
temperature, 36.7 C; pulse, 62 beats/min; blood pressure, 74/48 mm Hg.

Question 2

Of the dinner menus below, which one is best suited for a bipolar client with acute mania?

a. Broiled chicken breast on a roll, an ear of corn, and an apple
b. Spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and a banana
c. Beef and vegetable stew, a roll, and chocolate pudding
d. Goulash, green beans, and flavored gelatin with whipped cream

bubulittle310@msn.cn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Physical criteria for hospitalization include weight loss of more than 30 of body weight within 6
months, temperature below 36 C (hypothermia), heart rate less than 40 beats/min, and systolic
blood pressure less than 70 mm Hg.

Answer to Question 2

A
These foods provide adequate nutrition, but more importantly they are finger foods that the
hyperactive client could eat on the run.. The foods listed in the other options cannot be eaten
without utensils.