Author Question: Warren Smoot, 79 years old, refuses to eat and take his prescribed medications. He has been ... (Read 14 times)

karateprodigy · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Warren Smoot, 79 years old, refuses to eat and take his prescribed medications. He has been described with the term failure to thrive. This may be a symptom of

a. Gastrointestinal dysfunction
b. Knowledge deficit related to health promotion practices
c. Chronic mental illness
d. Depression

Question 2

Crisis management is often caused by

a. Inappropriate workloads
b. Budget cuts
c. Lack of supplies
d. Poor planning

skipfourms123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Response D is correct. Failure to thrive is recognized as a symptom of depression. Individuals with gastrointestinal dysfunction, knowledge deficits, and chronic mental illness may refuse food and medications. Failure to thrive is related to the probable accompanying problem of depression.

Answer to Question 2

D
Crisis management involves poor planning and can often be avoided by looking into the future and anticipating inappropriate workloads (response A), budget cuts (response B), and lack of supplies (response C).