The 8 -Year -Old Client Is Receiving Methylphenidate (Ritalin)

question 2

Multiple Choice

The 8 -year -old client is receiving methylphenidate (Ritalin) . The client's mother tells the nurse that he won't eat while on his medication. What is the best response by the nurse?

• A) "Give the medication after meals and encourage him to have supplements between meals."
• B) "You are right to be concerned. I will speak to the doctor about starting an appetite stimulant medication."
• C) "This is a very serious concern; it would be best for him to see a nutritionist for counseling."
• D) "It sounds like he is becoming depressed. I will speak to the doctor about starting an antidepressant medication."

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Definitions:

Demand

The desire or need for products, services, or resources combined with the ability and willingness to pay for them.

Food Deprivation

A condition resulting from lack of food intake, leading to physical and psychological effects and often used in experiments to motivate behaviors in animals.

Eyeblink Response

A reflex action where the eyelids close rapidly to protect the eyes, typically triggered by sudden stimuli.

Guthrie

Refers to Edwin Ray Guthrie, a psychologist known for his "one-trial learning" theory, proposing that learning occurs in a single association between stimulus and response.