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Which substance puts a person at the greatest risk for HIV and hepatitis B?
- A. Alcohol
- B. Opiates
- C. Cocaine
- D. Marijuana
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The use of opiates coupled with sharing needles puts the user at risk for HIV and hepatitis B.
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The nurse explains that use of stimulants will decrease hyperactivity in the autistic child. What is a negative aspect of stimulants?
- A. Sedating the child
- B. Impairing cognition
- C. Causing hypotension
- D. Creating fluid retention
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Stimulants that decrease hyperactivity in autistic children also impair cognition and may increase the potential for self-injuring behavior.
How does the nurse describe a person who is bulimic?
- A. Severely underweight
- B. Alternates binge eating with purging
- C. Introverted perfectionist
- D. Has extremely close family relationships
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bulimia is characterized by alternating binge eating and purge behavior.
A 15-year-old boy was previously active in a band and saved money to buy a special guitar. What would a nurse assess as an early sign of depression in this boy?
- A. He gives up the band to spend time with his girlfriend.
- B. He spends all of his time at the library studying to qualify for the honor society.
- C. He gives his guitar away and spends his time listening to music in his room.
- D. He withdraws all of his money out of the bank to buy an expensive leather jacket.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A major depression is characterized by a prolonged behavioral change from baseline that interferes with school, family life, and age-specific activities, frequently signaled by giving prized possessions away.
The nurse is planning the care of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa. What characteristic(s) cause this disorder? (Select all that apply.)
- A. Discomfort relative to emerging sexuality
- B. Fear of intimacy
- C. Pervasive high self-esteem
- D. Egocentricity
- E. Inability to meet developmental needs
Correct Answer: A,B,D,E
Rationale: Discomfort with emerging sexuality, fear of intimacy, egocentricity, and inability to meet developmental needs are causes of anorexia nervosa, while low self-esteem, not high, is also a factor.
The nurse counsels parents that the early school years create nervous tension in the child manifested by which abnormal behavior(s)? (Select all that apply.)
- A. Masturbation
- B. Food fads
- C. Stuttering
- D. Aggressive behavior
- E. Nonnutritive sucking
Correct Answer: C,D,E
Rationale: Stuttering, aggressive behavior, and nonnutritive sucking that appear suddenly are clues to increased nervous tension in the young school-age child.