The nurse is counseling an overweight, sedentary 15-year-old girl. the nurse is assisting her to make appropriate menu choices. which statement indicates the adolescent understands how to make appropriate dietary selections?

a) "i avoid all fat intake."
b) "because of my age, my dairy intake is unlimited."
c) "i need to have 4 servings of fruit each day."
d) "to lose weight my protein intake should be limited to 2 to 4 servings per day."

Consists of 6 different dimensions- physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, and environmental. a-health b-wellness c-risk factors d-diseases

You are awaiting the white blood cell differential results for a patient who presented with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis. which type of leukocyte do you expect to be most elevated over its normal value?

Sally is a 43-year-old mother of two who has gained 50 pounds over the past 5 years. she is 64 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds with a bmi of 30.8. her waist circumference is 37 inches. she acknowledges that she is not as physically active as she would like to be. she also notes how recent stresses in her life have affected her sleep and seem to have triggered her appetite for sweets and comfort foods. sally's father recently died from complications of type 2 diabetes, and her mother and sisters are overweight. sally says she is very motivated to "not get diabetes" and is disturbed that her recent physical exam revealed mildly elevated blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels. 1. sally stated that recent stresses in her life are affecting her sleep and seemed to have triggered her appetite for sweets and comfort foods. which of the following statements would be best to explain why her lack of sleep has increased her appetite? a. lack of sleep decreases ghrelin levels. b. levels of neuropeptide y, a brain chemical that causes carbohydrate cravings, are high and may contribute to her sleep problems. c. the satiety hormone leptin increases with lack of sleep. d. lack of sleep increases uncoupling protein. e. lack of sleep increases levels of ghrelin which stimulates appetite and decreases levels of leptin which decreases appetite.