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Which intervention has the highest priority for inclusion in the care plan of a client diagnosed with anhedonia?

During community lunch, a manic patient tells another patient, “Push yourself away from the table. You’re too fat for your own good!” Which intervention demonstrates the nurse’s best ability to manage the milieu?

To meet DSM-V criteria for bulimia nervosa, the patient’s history must reveal episodes of binge eating and compensatory behaviors occurring at least how often?

A nurse planning care for a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa should recommend the use of what for therapy?

A tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) is prescribed for a patient newly diagnosed with depression. What information should be included in patient teaching?

Which nursing diagnosis is almost universally applicable to persons with depression?

A patient’s serum lithium level is 1.8 mEq/L. What is the nurse’s priority action related to this evidence?

A nurse assesses a new patient experiencing a manic episode. Which behavior is most likely to have occurred before hospitalization?

A reaction occurs via the following sequence of elementary steps. What is the rate law based on this reaction mechanism?   1st step: A + B → 2C + D         slow 2nd step: C → E            fast 3rd step: D → 2F           fast  

 Identify the rate-determining step.