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Question 1 of 5

What is the main issue for adolescents with anorexia?

A. Anxiety.

B. Control.

C. Body image.

D. Appropriate behavior.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Control.

Question 2 of 5

A patient with borderline personality disorder has cut her wrists. The physician orders daily dressing changes for the lacerations. The nurse performing this care should:

A. encourage the patient to vent anger and aggression.

B. provide care in a matter-of-fact manner

C. be kindly, sympathetic, and concerned.

D. offer to listen to the patient's feelings about cutting.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: provide care in a matter-of-fact manner

Question 3 of 5

Which information would be of greatest assistance to a nurse assessing a patient's motivation to change behavior associated with maladaptive eating regulation responses?

A. The number, on a scale of 1 to 10, that reflects the patient's desire for treatment.

B. The name of a person the patient feels he or she can rely on for emotional support.

C. The advantages the patient identifies as motivation for controlling the maladaptive behavior.

D. The reasons the patient identifies as the factors that originally caused the maladaptive behavior.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The number, on a scale of 1 to 10, that reflects the patient's desire for treatment.

Question 4 of 5

The client is hostile, angry, and suspicious. He thinks that the staff is trying to poison him. He is classified as:

A. Paranoid

B. Catatonic

C. Disorganized

D. Undifferentiated

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Paranoid

Question 5 of 5

Which response by the nurse to a Korean American daughter caring for her aged father would best reflect an understanding of the family's culture?

A. "Being expected to care for one's family can be a significant burden to bear."Â

B. "You seem very tired. Respite care for a day or two each week might help you."Â

C. "Caring for a loved one in need can be both a great honor and a great challenge."Â

D. "There is a very nice nursing home not far from here. Your father might like it there."Â

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: "Caring for a loved one in need can be both a great honor and a great challenge."Â

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