Author Question: The client has been diagnosed with pneumonia and requires a week of bed rest. Her sister has arrived ... (Read 109 times)

asmith134 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The client has been diagnosed with pneumonia and requires a week of bed rest. Her sister has arrived from out of town to care for her. The client is relieved to have the help but re-sents having to be cared for.

This stage of her illness experience is known as 1. symptom experience.
2. medical care contact.
3. assuming the sick role.
4. dependent patient role.

Question 2

Prioritize these nursing diagnoses for a patient with bulimia nervosa.

A. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
B. Chronic low self-esteem
C. Loneliness
D. Risk for imbalanced fluid volume

cloud · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4
Fourth stage of the illness experience

Answer to Question 2

1 . D
2 . A
3 . C
4 . B
Nursing diagnoses are prioritized using Maslow's pyramid. Physiological needs come first: fluid balance precedes nutritional balance as a priority. The next level of the pyramid is safety and security, but none of the diagnoses relate to that level. The next level is love and belonging, which is compromised by loneliness. The next level is self-esteem.