A patient is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. The history reveals the patient virtually stopped eating 5 months ago and lost 25% of body weight. A nurse tells the patient, 'Describe what you think about your present weight and how you think you look.' Which response would be most consistent with the diagnosis?

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A patient is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. The history reveals the patient virtually stopped eating 5 months ago and lost 25% of body weight. A nurse tells the patient, 'Describe what you think about your present weight and how you think you look.' Which response would be most consistent with the diagnosis?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A child with cellulitis is ordered Rocephin 1000 mg IV every 12 hours. The pharmacy prepared this medication for you in a syringe of 1000 mg/25 ml and suggests administration over 30 minutes. Using the pharmacy’s suggested rate, what will you program your rate in your syringe pump in ml/hour?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

At what point in the nurse-patient relationship should a nurse plan to first address termination?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Which behavior shows that a nurse values autonomy? The nurse

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental disorders by:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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