Exam 14: Eating Disorders

A nursing care plan for a patient with anorexia nervosa includes the intervention "monitor for complications of refeeding." Which system should a nurse closely monitor for dysfunction?

Outpatient treatment is planned for a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.Select the most important desired outcome related to the nursing diagnosis: Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements.Within 1 week,the patient will:

Disturbed body image is the nursing diagnosis for a patient with an eating disorder.Which outcome indicator is most appropriate to monitor?

A patient with anorexia nervosa virtually stopped eating 5 months ago and has lost 25% of body weight.A nurse asks,"Describe what you think about your present weight and how you look." Which response by the patient is most consistent with the diagnosis?

Which nursing intervention has the highest priority for a patient with bulimia nervosa?

A psychiatric clinical nurse specialist uses cognitive therapy techniques with a patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.Which statement by the staff nurse supports this type of therapy?

Over the past year,a woman has cooked gourmet meals for her family but eats only tiny servings.This person wears layered loose clothing and now has amenorrhea.Her current weight is 95 pounds,a loss of 35 pounds.Which medical diagnosis is most likely?

An appropriate intervention for a patient with bulimia nervosa who binges and purges is to teach the patient to: