A Nurse Is Caring for a Client with AIDS

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client with AIDS. During assessment, the nurse reviews the client's chart and determines the client is likely experiencing undernutrition, malabsorption, lean and fat body-mass loss, fever, and weight loss without a well-defined cause. The nurse suspects the client has which condition?

• A)Wasting
• B)Lipodystrophy
• C)Ketosis
• D)Hyperemesis

Understand the basis of various psychological disorders and their symptoms.

Grasp the psychological theories explaining the behaviors associated with these disorders.

Identify the diagnostic criteria and classification systems used in psychology, such as the DSM-IV-TR.

Recognize the role of brain structures and genetics in psychological disorders.

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Definitions:

Context And Purpose

The circumstances or setting that surrounds an event, statement, or idea, and its reason for occurring or being created.

Written Communication

The exchange of messages, information, or ideas through written words or symbols.

Poor Messenger

An individual who lacks credibility or effectiveness in conveying a message or information.

Face-To-Face Conversation

Direct, personal communication between two or more people, physically present in the same location.