Eating & Feeding Disorders
ABUSE DEFINITIONS
Give Me An Example
POLICY AND PROCEDURE
Death, Dying & Grief
100

This eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or laxative use.

What is bulimia nervosa?

100

Non-consensual sexual contact

What is sexual abuse?

100

Give an example of verbal abuse

Oral, written or gestured language that is threatening, belittling, derogatory or defamatory in nature.

100

These individuals are required to report suspected abuse or neglect of a client.

What is all staff?

100

This stage of Kübler-Ross’s model is characterized by feelings of frustration, and resentment, often directed at others, a higher power, or even the deceased.

What is anger?

200

True or false:

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be included in the treatment plan for a client with anorexia nervosa.

What is true?
200

Using threats, manipulation or intimidation to take advantage of a resident for personal gain

What is exploitation?

200

Give an example of serious bodily injury

Injury that requires medical intervention such as surgery, hospitalization, physical therapy.

200

If you witness or are informed of ______, you must first protect the ______, intervene and ____ the abuse!

What is abuse, client, stop?

200

This can occur before an actual loss, often experienced by patients or families when a terminal diagnosis is made.

What is anticipatory grief?

300
This medication has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of bulimia nervosa.

What is fluoxetine?

300

This type of abuse involves the use of words or actions to control, intimidate, or diminish a person’s self-worth, without causing physical harm.

What is emotional abuse?

300

Give an example of neglect

Withholding of goods and services that are necessary to avoid physical harm, pain, mental anguish or emotional distress

300

According to best practice, these must be attempted and documented before applying physical restraints to ensure the least restrictive care is provided.


What are alternative interventions (or less restrictive measures)?

300

This defense mechanism, commonly seen in early grief, involves refusing to accept the reality of a loss or diagnosis.

What is denial?

400

This is an important step in providing nursing care that includes therapeutic communication.

What is building a trusting nurse-patient relationship and building rapport?

400

Failure to provide necessary goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, pain, mental anguish or emotional distress.

What is neglect?

400

Give an example of physical abuse

Unwanted hitting, kicking, biting, punching.

400

This intervention is used only when a patient’s behavior presents an immediate threat to themselves or others and less restrictive measures have failed.

What is seclusion?

400

This late physical sign of the dying process is characterized by noisy respirations caused by the inability to clear secretions from the airway.

What is the death rattle?

500

The priority when treating a patient with anorexia nervosa.

Assessment and treatment of medical conditions caused by malnutrition and fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

500

This type of abuse involves the illegal or improper use of an individual’s money, property, or assets for personal gain.

What is financial (or economic) abuse?

500

Give an example of exploitation

Manipulation of a situation that results in personal gain.

500

This right is not available to a client that is involuntarily admitted.

What is the right to leave against medical advice?

500

This early sign of physiological decline in a dying patient is due to reduced renal perfusion and fluid intake.

What is oliguria?