A nurse is caring for a client who questions how mental health and mental illness are defined. Which words should the nurse use to describe the concepts of mental health and mental illness?
A) Rigid and existential
B) Multidimensional and culturally defined
C) Universal and unchanging
D) Unidimensional and fixed
B
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A) cerebral blood flow. B) cerebrospinal fluid. C) brain tissue volume. D) All of the above are correct.
A 21-year-old college football player has acknowledged to a nurse at a campus clinic that he has been injecting androgens in an effort to increase the size of his musculature and enhance his on-field performance
Which of the following teaching points should the nurse include in a conversation with the player? A) "You run a real risk of developing acne and developing breasts by doing this." B) "You will indeed be able to increase your muscles, but they will rebound by shrinking smaller than they ever were within a few months." C) "Most of the people who do this cause themselves to be permanently sterile." D) "A reduction in the size of your penis and the production of mutated sperm can be an effect of steroid use."
Which of the following conditions is the leading cause of pediatric chronic illness?
a. asthma c. heart disease b. diabetes d. tuberculosis
Which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect when assessing a pediatric client who is diagnosed with congenital hip dysplasia (CHD)? Select all that apply
1. Limited adduction of the affected hip 2. Asymmetry of thigh fat folds 3. Telescoping of the thigh 4. Muscle weakness 5. Atrophy of the muscles