Exam 2: NUR208 / NUR 208 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Mental Health Nursing | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Fortis

Exam 2: NUR208 / NUR 208 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Mental Health Nursing | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Fortis Question: In Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa what electrolyte imbalances are we looking for? Answer: Low K+ and low albumin Question: healthy teaching in bulimia focuses on what? Answer: meal planning, use of relaxation techniques, maintenance of a healthy diet and exercise, coping skills, and teaching about the physical and emotional effects of binging and purging, and the impact of cognitive distortions. Question: Describe the milieu of an eating-disorder unit is purposefully organized to what? Answer: help a client establish more adaptive behavioral patterns, including normalizing eating. precise meal times, adherence to the selected menu, observation during and after meals, ad regularly scheduled weighing. Question: What is the most important outcome in an anorexic patient? Answer: A safe weight Question: What are underweight or malnourished clients at risk for? Answer: electrolyte imbalances and death Question: Fine downy hair on face and back of anorexic patient is called what? Answer: Lanugo Question: Findings consistent with anorexia? Answer: cool mottled skin, low blood pressure, pulse, and temperature are findings consistent with a malnourished, dehydrated state noted in clients with anorexia nervosa. Question: if diagnosed with anorexia nervosa clients need what? Answer: a highly structured environment that includes precise meal times, adherence to the selected menu, observation during and after meals, and regularly scheduled weighing.