Author Question: Your neighbor is fearful for her 13-year-old son. She thinks he may have some type of eating ... (Read 130 times)

luvbio · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Your neighbor is fearful for her 13-year-old son. She thinks he may have some type of eating disorder. She asks you the difference between anorexia and bulimia from a mental health perspective. You explain that in bulimia:

A) Her son may think he is grossly overweight and is trying to lose weight
B) He may see a very large person in the mirror rather than his actual size
C) He is trying to punish his mother
D) He knows he has a problem but feels powerless to control it.

Question 2

A nursing student observes an experienced nurse providing teaching for a client in the mental health unit. The student later asks the nurse why the nurse provided the information to the client.

The nurse responds that providing client teaching is essential to the role of the nurse in any setting because: A) It is required by law.
B) The nurse must document that teaching has been completed.
C) It is in the nurse's scope of practice.
D) Knowledge empowers people.