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A client with insomnia may obtain primary or secondary gain from their sleep difficulty.

A parent reports the child client has been lip-smacking and hitting his head when sleep walking. Such behavior demonstrates the possibility of ___________.

An aging client naps once daily, is this common behavior? 

Sleepwalking in adults is common, does not have a familial pattern, and does not occur as a primary parasomnia or secondary to another sleep disorder (e.g. sleep apnea)

A 65-year-old man has just been diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). He has a friend who just died from cancer of the prostate. He is concerned this will happen to him. How should the nurse respond?

The nurse asks the patient to stick out his tongue and move it side to side to assess the intactness of which nerve? 

A woman has come for an examination because of a missed menstrual period and positive home pregnancy test. Examination reveals a cervix that appears bluish in color. This is referred to as?

During an assessment, the nurse notices that the patient has dark brown cerumen in his ear canal. It is not occluding the canal. What is should the nurse do because of this finding?

Your client complains of insomnia, has obesity, exhibits eating disorder behaviors, and has other psychiatric disorders. As a clinician, you will want to rule out ______________. 

Which approaches have been identified to treat obesity? (Select 2 answers)