A 15-year-old female is 15 lb underweight. She believes she is grossly overweight and she exercises vigorously 5 to 6 hours a day. She is a straight-A student in school and is the lead singer in her school choir and musical theater group
She is well liked by adults, but she has few friends of her own age group. Your nursing assessment of this patient leads you to the potential nursing diagnosis of:
A) Conversion disorder
B) Paranoid schizophrenia
C) Generalized anxiety disorder
D) Eating disorder
D
You might also like to view...
Which activity would a couple in the reorientation phase of their retirement engage in?
a. Establishing a new budget that will allow them to travel to see the grandchil-dren b. Reading magazines devoted to making decisions about retirement plans c. Looking for ways to 'fill up the days' d. Volunteering at the local animal shelter
A client has just been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given approximately two months to live. He wishes to visit his mother soon to "say goodbye." The nurse acknowledges this reaction as which of the following?
A) Anticipatory B) Bereavement C) Mourning D) Loss
The nurse is conducting an interview with the client and wants to clarify information that the client has shared. Which response by the nurse is an example of the clarifying technique of com-munication?
1. "I understand how you must feel." 2. "This medication is used to lower your blood pressure." 3. "You appear anxious. You're wringing your hands constantly." 4. "Could you give me an example of how you handle stressors?"
The correct statement regarding use of a fire extinguisher is which of the following?
A. All fire extinguishers work for any kind of fire. B. Squeeze the handle before you pull the pin to activate the fire extinguisher. C. Aim the fire extinguisher nozzle at the base of the fire, not the flames. D. Point the fire extinguisher forward and release the spray in a straight line.