MC During an interview, the client admits to the nurse that she self-induces vomiting after every meal and that she uses laxatives daily. The nurse recognizes that these symptoms best describe
A. Anorexia nervosa.
B. A post-traumatic stress disorder.
C. Bulimia.
D. A binge eating disorder.
C. Bulimia.
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The patient has received several units of citrated blood very quickly. The nurse notes that the patient now has facial nerve contraction. What electrolyte disturbance is the patient most likely to be experiencing?
a. hypokalemia c. hypermagnesemia b. hypocalcemia d. hyperphosphatemia
During a mental status examination, a patient shouts angrily at the nurse, "You are too nosy for your own good!" Then, almost immediately, happily says, "Well, let's let bygones be bygones and be buddies."
The nurse assesses this emotional display as: a. labile affect. b. hallucinations. c. magical thinking. d. ideas of reference.
A mother is asking the nurse why her daughter continues to have temporal lobe seizures even though she is on medication. The nurse knows this is occurring because:
1. The medication may not be in the therapeutic range. 2. Temporal lobe seizures do not respond well to medications. 3. The daughter may be missing doses of her medication. 4. The food her daughter eats may have a negative reaction with the medication, causing more seizures.
When examining the eyes of an elderly client, the nurse observes a brownish discoloration of the lens. The nurse interprets this finding as suggestive of which of the following?
A) Conjunctivitis B) Presbyopia C) Glaucoma D) Cataracts