A student nurse is asked to recall questions included in the SCOFF questionnaire. Which questions identified by the student are appropriate?
Select all that apply.
A) Do you believe yourself to be fat when others say you are too thin?
B) Would you say that food dominates your life?
C) Do you worry you have lost control over how much you eat?
D) Do you make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
E) Have you recently lost more than 1 pound in a 3-month period?
Answer: A, B, C, D
"Have you recently lost more than 1 pound in a 3-month period?" is not a question that would be included in the SCOFF questionnaire. The other questions would all be included on the SCOFF questionnaire.
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A client has been prescribed an estrogen-progestin combination oral contraceptive. How should the nurse explain the mechanism of action of this pill?
1. "This pill will prevent you from ovulating." 2. "This pill makes it less likely that an embryo will implant." 3. "The spermicide in this pill will kill sperm before fertilization." 4. "The progestin in the pill will kill the egg before fertilization." 5. The estrogen-progestin combination causes irritability of the uterine lining so implanted embryos are expelled.
If the dosage is inappropriate for a patient, who is responsible?
A) Physician B) Pharmacist C) Nurse D) Medical technician
In preparation for teaching a women's community center class about physiologic changes during menopause, the nurse is preparing a handout for students. Which information should the nurse include in this teaching?
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