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Pineappleeh · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

When assessing patients with mental illness, the nurse anticipates their behavior to be:

a. very disruptive to a person in society.
b. differing from socially acceptable behavior.
c. causing the person to be involved in problems.
d. resulting from an inability to exercise control.

Question 2

The patient complains to the nurse that he feels terrible since he has been taking several different kinds of vitamin preparations. The nurse assesses for indications of vitamin toxicity, which include:

a. edema.
b. hypertension.
c. fatigue.
d. diarrhea.

canderson530 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Mental illness can cause behavior that deviates from socially acceptable behavior.

Answer to Question 2

C
Toxicity usually occurs from the use of large supplemental doses of vitamins and minerals and presents as fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and headache.