While caring for a client with anorexia nervosa, the nurse anticipates that the client would have difficulty making which of the following comments?
A) I'm mad at you because you won't let me go on a pass unless I gain weight
B) I'm down in the dumps because I just broke up with my boyfriend.
C) I'm afraid I'll look too skinny if I lose more weight.
D) My menstrual cramps are killing me; can you please give me something for pain?
Question 2
The nurse is caring for four clients who are simultaneously being treated for chronic medical conditions and psychiatric conditions.
Which of the following clients would the nurse anticipate being most resistive to taking medications for both conditions?
A) Mr. Green, who is exhibiting push of speech
B) Mrs. Hampton, who is having difficulty sleeping
C) Mr. Clark, who is convinced he is the President's twin brother
D) Mrs. Saunders, who cannot establish and maintain eye contact
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
Swanson’s Theory of Caring
Nurse opens sterile package
Measuring the client’s height with a platform scale
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the knee
Testing patellar reflex, client in a sitting position