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A 23-year-old female patient is admitted to the hospital for electrolyte imbalances due to excessive vomiting and diarrhea. She states, “I just can’t stop myself from eating large amounts of food, and I have to purge afterward to feel better.” The patient BMI is 19.1 percentile, and her lab results show low potassium levels. She expresses a desire to regain control over her eating habits.  The nurse should identify this as:

A 28-year-old woman comes to the clinic after experiencing a traumatic car accident. She reports feeling “on edge” and “constantly alert” ever since the accident. She has had recurring nightmares about the accident and is easily startled by loud noises. She avoids driving and places related to the accident, and has been feeling emotionally numb and disconnected from others. She is frequently irritable and has trouble sleeping.

A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who has been frequently hospitalized for unexplained symptoms such as vomiting, seizures, and lethargy. The child’s mother is overly involved in the child’s care and often insists on specific treatments, despite no clear medical explanation for the child’s symptoms. The child’s symptoms tend to worsen when the mother is present. 

Chapter 9 defines a(n) [BLANK-1] report as one that evaluates various potential actions and recommends one of the courses of action.

Anticipate When You May Be Asked to Speak, Focus on Your Audience and the Situation, Do Not Apologize, and Do Not Ramble are some of the tips Chapter 12 gives us related to which type of presentation?

Chapter 11 defines a(n) [BLANK-1] as an abstract two-dimensional drawing that demonstrates the various properties of an object or concept.

Within recognizing common interpretations of a speaker’s body language, which of these is NOT a behavior listed where the speaker would be viewed as insecure or nervous?

According to Chapter 9, a presentation that attempts to generate enthusiasm is a(n):

As part of helping us understand ___________ theory, our book says a listener’s preexisting position is termed an anchor, and that all the arguments a persuader might use to change the listener’s mind cluster around this anchor point in three zones. The first area is the listener’s latitude of acceptance.

You can access the lecture pdf here. It’s a combined pdf with all 3 chapters. Lecture Slides