Allison, a teacher at a school for underprivileged children, notices that one of her students, 8-year-old Sarah, has an abnormal eating disorder. She often observes Sarah eating clay and chalk. When this habit continues in spite of intervention, Allison takes Sarah to Dr. Ford's clinic for a medical checkup. In addition to pale skin and rapid breathing, Dr. Ford notes that Sarah has abnormally low levels of iron in her blood stream. Based on the information provided in this scenario, Sarah shows the characteristic symptoms of ________.
A. hypokalemia
B. hemochromatosis
C. scurvy
D. pica
Answer: D
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What should the nurse instruct him to do? A) Take two doses when the next dose is due at 2 PM. B) Take two doses as soon as possible. C) Take the missed dose as soon as possible. D) Skip the missed dose and return to the regular dose at 2 PM.
The client who has AIDS is admitted with cryptosporidiosis. Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect the client to have?
A. Persistent watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping B. Productive cough with dyspnea and low-grade fever C. Red, pruritic rash that bleeds easily with light pressure D. Thick, white coating on the tongue and oral mucous membranes
Which questions are appropriate for the nurse to ask when assessing physical characteristics when conducting a community assessment? Select all that apply
1) What is the geographic description of the community? 2) What is the criteria for membership in the community? 3) How old is the community? 4) What are the community's demographics? 5) What are the neighboring areas?
The patient has been treated by the same physician for 2 years and has had insomnia the entire time. Many different medications have been tried with limited success. What should be the nurse's primary assessment at this time?
1. Assess for a primary sleep disorder such as sleep apnea. 2. Assess if the patient has been selling his medications to addicts. 3. Assess if the patient has an addictive personality disorder. 4. Assess the patient for a primary personality disorder.