The nurse is providing care to an adolescent patient whose parents are expressing concern over recent behavior. Which behavior would indicate the need for further assessment and evaluation?
a. Feeling sad for a day or two
b. Avoiding sweets to maintain current weight
c. Seeking membership into an afterschool club
d. Expressing an overwhelming fear of going to school
d. Expressing an overwhelming fear of going to school
Expressing an overwhelming fear of going to school is a behavior that would require further assessment and evaluation. The other behaviors are considered normal for the adolescent patient.
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A nurse is teaching a group of middle school students about the functions of the male reproductive tract. Which information should the nurse include?
A. Maturing sperm are stored in the epididymis. B. Seminal fluid is secreted by the ductus deferens. C. Spermatogenesis occurs in the bulbourethral glands. D. The prostate, found only in men, has no known function.
A patient who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds believes that her size-9 feet are enormous compared with the rest of her body
She has visited orthopedic surgeons to see if surgery could reduce the length of her feet, and she spends hours trying to buy shoes that make her feet look smaller. In social situations, she sits with her feet concealed under a table or wears long skirts to hide them. The nurse can assess that the patient's symptoms are consistent with: a. hypochondriasis. b. somatoform pain disorder. c. body dysmorphic disorder. d. depersonalization disorder.
The nurse knows that the emancipated minor is considered to have the legal capacity of an adult and may make his or her own health care decisions. Which of the following children would potentially be considered an emancipated minor?
A) A minor with financial independence who is living with his parents B) A minor who is pregnant C) A child older than 13 years of age who asks for emancipation D) A minor who puts his or her medical decisions in writing
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia states, "My psychiatrist is out to get me. I'm sad that the voice is telling me to stop him." What symptom is the client exhibiting, and what is the nurse's legal responsibility related to this symptom?
A. Magical thinking; administer an antipsychotic medication B. Persecutory delusions; orient the client to reality C. Command hallucinations; warn the psychiatrist D. Altered thought processes; call an emergency treatment team meeting