Care planning requires that a nurse recognize that the dynamic focus directing care of a patient with anorexia nervosa is:
a. managing weight gain.
b. controlling personal stressors.
c. minimizing dependency on food.
d. expressing independence and autonomy.
B
For a patient with anorexia nervosa, the major issue is about control of the person's life and fears. Whether the fear is of maturity, independence, failure, sexuality, or parental demands, patients with anorexia nervosa believe the solution to the problem lies in controlling their food intake and their bodies. With increasing family concern, patients with anorexia nervosa also control the focus of significant others.
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a. Delegating power to localities and holding them accountable for results b. Creating managed health organizations to decrease state health care costs c. Establishing and managing local health departments d. Licensure of professional health care providers e. Overseeing all insurance programs f. Providing access to necessary health services
The nurse is providing home care for the family of an 8-year-old boy who is dying of leukemia. Which action will be most supportive to the parents of the child?
A) Encouraging organ and tissue donation B) Being patient with parental indecision C) Getting prior authorization for treatments D) Explaining how anorexia is a natural process
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a. depression c. dementia b. delirium d. encephalopathy
A nurse is assessing family structure. Which of the following describes what the nurse should recognize?
a. An individual may experience many dif-ferent family structures over a lifetime. b. The variations in family structure are be-coming less common. c. The traditional nuclear family is the most common family structure. d. There is great variation among family structures.