Exam 32: Eating Disorders

A patient diagnosed with an eating disorder refuses to be weighed and says, "I just drank a big glass of water." What is the nurse's best response to the patient's comment?

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

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?

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

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

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

Which assessment findings related to the same patient help confirm a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa? (Select all that apply.)

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

A nurse is engaged in psychoeducational activities with a hospitalized teenage patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. What response should the nurse provide when a patient asks, "What should I do when I feel the need to vomit?"

What should the nurse consider as the initial step in the nurse-patient relationship for a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa?

School nurses should be particularly vigilant for signs of eating disorders related to what timeline?

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

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

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?

A nurse teaches a class about bulimia nervosa to high school biology students. The nurse should provide what neurotransmitter process as a possible cause of this eating disorder?

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

A patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa spills milk over a plate of partially eaten food. What is the nurse's best response to facilitate effective patient care?

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

A patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa has the nursing diagnosis imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements, related to inadequate food intake. What is an appropriate long-term goal of the treatment plan for this patient?

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