A client is diagnosed with bipolar disorder: manic episode. Which ...

[naturalchemist]

A client is diagnosed with bipolar disorder: manic episode. Which nursing intervention would be implemented to achieve the outcome of Client will gain 2 lb by the end of the week?
 
  1. Provide client with high-calorie finger foods throughout the day.
  2. Accompany client to cafeteria to encourage adequate dietary consumption.
  3. Initiate total parenteral nutrition to meet dietary needs.
  4. Teach the importance of a varied diet to meet nutritional needs.

Question 2

Six months after her husband and children were killed in a car accident, a client is diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The nurse should recognize that this situation validates which study perspective?
 
  1. Neuroendocrinology
  2. Psychoimmunology3. Diagnostic technology4. Neurophysiology

[Cheesycrackers]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse should provide the client with high-calorie finger foods throughout the day to help the client achieve the outcome of gaining 2 lb by the end of the week. Because of the hyperactive state, the client will have difficulty sitting still to consume large meals.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Psychoimmunology is the branch of medicine that studies the effects of social and psychological factors on the functioning of the immune system. Studies of the biological response to stress hypothesize that individuals become more susceptible to physical illness following exposure to stressful stimuli.

[naturalchemist]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[parker125]

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