Exam 32: Eating Disorders

Which information about a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa should the nurse document as subjective data?

A patient is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 85 lb, a 20% loss of body weight over the past year. The patient reports amenorrhea for 9 months. Vital signs are temperature (T) 96.6°F; pulse (P) 38 beats/min; blood pressure (BP) 70/42 mm Hg; respirations (R) 20 breaths/min. Skin turgor is poor. Lanugo is present. She says, "I need to lose 10 more pounds." These assessment findings indicate which medical diagnosis?

A patient diagnosed with an eating disorder asks to be excused from a meal to use the restroom. Select the nurse's best response.

Which assessment finding would the nurse document as subjective evidence of anorexia nervosa?

A patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa has the nursing diagnosis imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements, related to inadequate food intake. The long-term goal of the treatment plan is that the patient will:

A patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa spills milk over a plate of partially eaten food. Select the nurse's best response.

A nurse planning care for a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa should recommend the use of:

A nurse assesses a 25-year-old man with a suspected eating disorder. Which comment is most likely from this patient when the nurse asks about the patient's sexuality?

A nurse teaches a class about bulimia nervosa to high school biology students. The nurse should explain that a possible cause is:

Which personality characteristic would the nurse expect in a patient diagnosed with an eating disorder?

How do assessment findings in individuals with bulimia and anorexia differ?

One bed is available on the inpatient eating disorders unit. Assessment findings for four patients are listed as follows. Which patient should receive the bed?

What priority nursing assessments should be made early in the refeeding process for a patient with anorexia nervosa? Select all that apply.

Which finding indicates that a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa has met a major objective of psychotherapeutic management?

A patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa has not responded to psychotherapeutic management. The health care provider is likely to prescribe a drug from which classification?

To meet DSM-V criteria for bulimia nervosa, the patient's history must reveal episodes of binge eating and compensatory behaviors occurring at least:

An initial step in the nurse-patient relationship for a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa should be:

A nurse is engaged in psychoeducational activities with a hospitalized patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. The nurse says, "When you feel the need to vomit,

The nurse interviews a patient who restricts food and is 25% underweight. The patient says, "I still need to lose weight. I'm not thin enough." The patient is using which defense mechanism?

School nurses should be particularly vigilant for signs of eating disorders: