A psychiatric diagnosis that often complicates bulimia is:
a. anxiety
b. depression
c. mania
d. psychosis
B
Depression is a diagnosis that often complicates bulimia. The depression can also lead to suicide attempts or completed suicides. Other disorders that may be associated with bulimia are anorexia-nervosa, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
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a. 0.01. b. 90.4. c. 2.417. d. 3.11.
A nurse is careful about limb position in caring for an unconscious patient who sustained a head injury 10 days ago. What is the nurse trying to prevent?
a. Flexion deformities b. Atrophy c. Paralysis d. Pathologic fracture
The apical pulse is measured
A) at the wrist. B) in the groin area. C) over the heart. D) behind the knee.
The nurse is caring for a patient who has been working on issues related to the developmental stage of young adulthood. Which behaviors indicate to the nurse that the patient has resolved developmental task issues? (Select all that apply.)
a. Verbalizes acceptance of life decisions b. Verbalizes sense of productivity at work c. Expresses concern for future generations d. Has large network of family and friends at bedside e. Expresses concern illness will cause strain on spouse and children f. Requests visit from chaplain to discuss multiple losses and sense of isolation