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A nurse is working with a 15-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. The nurse understands that the disorder differs from Bulimia in that Anorexia Nervosa patients:
 
  1. Engage in self-starvation.
   2. May exhibit tooth loss or poor dentition.
   3. Take laxatives, vomit, or exercise excessively to purge food.
   4. Usually present within the normal weight range for their height.

Question 2

A pediatric nurse with undergraduate preparation has a wide range of career opportunities, which might include the following:
 
  1. Pediatric hospice nurse.
   2. Neonatal nurse practitioner.
   3. Pediatric nursing professor.
   4. Pediatric clinical nurse specialist.



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1. Some of the characteristics of anorexia nervosa are: self starvation; relentless pursuit of thinness; distorted body image despite extreme thinness; and significant weight loss, with weight less than 85 percent of their ideal body weight. Bulimic patients will: sneak food; have recurrent episodes of binge eating with or without purging; are usually of a normal body weight; use laxatives, vomiting or excessive exercise to purge food; lose enamel on their teeth from frequent exposure to the hydrochloric acid from the stomach when vomiting; and may have Russell's sign, or teeth marks on the knuckles from self-induced vomiting.
2. Bulimic patients will lose enamel on their teeth from frequent exposure to the hydrochloric acid from the stomach when vomiting.
3. Bulimic patients will use laxatives.
4. Bulimic patients are usually of a normal body weight.

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1. Requires undergraduate preparation
2. Requires a graduate-level degree
3. Requires a graduate-level degree
4. Requires a graduate-level degree



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