Exam 16: Eating and Feeding Disorders

An appropriate intervention for a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa who binges and purges is to teach the patient which of the following?

A nurse finds a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa vigorously exercising before gaining the agreed-upon weekly weight. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

Which nursing intervention has the highest priority as a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa begins to gain weight?

Which personality characteristic is a nurse most likely to assess in a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa?

Physical assessment of a patient diagnosed with bulimia often reveals which of the following:

A nursing diagnosis for a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa is Ineffective coping related to feelings of loneliness as evidenced by overeating to comfort self, followed by self-induced vomiting. The best outcome related to this diagnosis is that within 2 weeks the patient will do which of the following?