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Zulu123

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A group of nurses are discussing how food is used in their families and the effects this might have on their ability to work with clients diagnosed with eating disorders. Which of these nurses will probably be most effective with these clients?
 
  A. The nurse who understands the importance of three balanced meals a day
  B. The nurse who permits children to have dessert only after finishing the food on their plate
  C. The nurse who refuses to engage in power struggles related to food consumption
  D. The nurse who grew up poor and frequently did not have enough food to eat

Question 2

When a community health nurse arrives at the home of a client diagnosed with bulimia nervosa, the nurse finds the client on the floor unconscious. The client has a history of using laxatives for purging.
 
  To what would the nurse attribute this client's symptoms? A. Increased creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels
  B. Abnormal electroencephalogra m (EEG)
  C. Metabolic acidosis
  D. Metabolic alkalosis



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Answer to Question 1

C
The nurse who refuses to engage in power struggles related to food consumption will probably be most effective when dealing with clients diagnosed with eating disorders. Because of this attitude the nurse recognizes that the real issues have little to do with food or eating patterns. The nurse will be able to focus on the control issues that precipitated these behaviors.

Answer to Question 2

C
Excessive vomiting and laxative or diuretic abuse may lead to problems with dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. The nurse should attribute this client's fainting to the loss of alkaline stool due to laxative abuse, which would lead to a relative metabolic acidotic condition.



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