Exam 18: Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

The nurse is identifying outcomes for a teenager diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.Which outcome has the greatest impact on long-term prognosis?

A patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa is hospitalized for treatment of electrolyte imbalance.Which response by the nurse to the patient's request to use the bathroom immediately after eating lunch is most therapeutic?

In an art therapy session,a patient with anorexia nervosa was asked to draw a picture of herself.Which drawing would likely depict the patient's view of herself?

The nurse observes a distorted thinking pattern in a teenage patient diagnosed with an eating disorder.Which statement characterizes personalization by the patient?

Which reports describe behaviors that meets the criteria for a diagnosis of binge eating? Select all that apply.

A parent of a teenager being treated for anorexia nervosa asks the nurse what,"Being an enmeshed family" means.Which question provides the best response to the question?

The mother of a teenager is concerned that the child may be anorexic.Which report of the teenager's behavior is support of such a diagnosis?

The interdisciplinary care team has suggested family-based therapy as a part of the care plan of a teenager diagnosed with an eating disorder.Which statement is the basis for this recommendation?

Which patient statement demonstrates the expected emotional response to bingeing?

A patient's plan of care is being managed by an interdisciplinary team familiar with the etiology of eating disorders.Which team principle is most important to the successful treatment of this patient population?

Which statement is the basis for the cross-cultural assessment practices of eating disorders?

Long-term prognosis for eating disorders is improved dramatically when treatment includes long-term cognitive-behavioral therapy.What statement provides the best explanation to the patient for this component to the treatment plan?

A patient who is hospitalized with anorexia nervosa states during a one-to-one session with the nurse,"I'm freaking out.I'm losing it." Which nurse response would be most therapeutic at this time?

A patient is being assessed for possible anorexia nervosa.Which behaviors are supportive of such a diagnosis? Select all that apply.

Accomplishment of which expectation should be considered most critical prior to discharging a patient with anorexia nervosa?

After ignoring a unit rule regarding being weighed,a patient receiving treatment for an eating disorder tells the nurse,"I can't get weighed this morning,because I drank a glass of juice a few minutes before breakfast." Which statement by the nurse is consistent with treatment principles?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is being treated for comorbid eating and affective disorders.For which medication would the nurse expect to prepare a patient teaching plan?

A 16-year-old patient has anorexia nervosa.Which term used to describe the menstrual history is characteristic of this disorder?

A patient with severe weight loss as a result of anorexia nervosa has refused meal trays and supplemental feedings for 3 days since being admitted to the hospital and so refeeding has been ordered.Which intervention will initiate this treatment?

The mother of a teen with an eating disorder expresses a concern that the family is responsible for the problem.Which question will best help the nurse identify another influence that is likely to have played a role in the teenager's eating disorder?