The nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on a 15-year-old girl who tells the nurse that she is "so fat." Assessment reveals that she is 5 feet 4 inches and weighs 110 pounds. What is an appropriate response by the nurse?

A) "How much do you think you should weigh?"
B) "Don't worry about it; you're not that overweight."
C) "The best thing for you would be to go on a diet."
D) "I used to always think I was fat when I was your age."

What is the name of the organization that identified five core competencies for all health professionals?

A) Committee on Work Environment
B) Health Professions Education Summit
C) The Pew Health Professions Commission
D) Commission Association of Professional Healthcare Providers

An 82-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department by her granddaughter.She is a widow and lives alone,although her granddaughter checks on her daily.She has been vomiting for 2 days and has not been able to eat or drink anything during this time.She has not urinated for 12 hours.Physical examination reveals the following: T = 99.6°F (37.6°C) orally; P = 110 beats/min,weak and thready; BP = 80/52 mm Hg.Her skin and mucous membranes are dry,and there is decreased skin turgor.The patient states that she feels very weak.The following are her laboratory results:
Sodium 138mEq/L
Potassium 3.7 mEQ/L
Calcium 9.2mg/dL
Magnesium 1.8 mg/dL,
Chloride 99mEq/L
BUN 29 mg/dL
The nurse recognizes that the patient is displaying symptoms associated with which of the following?

A) Hypovolemia
B) Hypervolemia
C) Hypernatremia
D) Hyponatremia

Which nursing intervention is $\mathbf{most}$ effective in promoting normal defecation for a patient who has muscle weakness in the legs?

A) Administer a soapsuds enema every 2 hours.
B) Use a mobility device to place the patient on a bedside commode.
C) Give the patient a pillow to brace against the abdomen while bearing down.
D) Elevate the head of the bed 20 degrees 60 minutes after breakfast while on bedpan.

The nurse needs to palpate the temporomandibular joint for crepitation. Where is this joint located?

A) Just below the hyoid bone and posterior to the tragus
B) Just below the vagus nerve and posterior to the mandible
C) Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the tragus
D) Just below the temporal artery and anterior to the mandible