For clients with eating disorders, the nurse must consider which of the following when deciding appropriate boundaries for the client and family members?
A) Family members of clients with anorexia nervosa are usually very autonomous.
B) Family members of individuals with bulimia nervosa tend to bond together.
C) Families of clients with bulimia nervosa are enmeshed.
D) Families of clients with anorexia nervosa become enmeshed.
Question 2
A parent questions why it is important to list when her child sat up, began crawling, started walking, and was potty trained, since the child is 14 years old and tried to kill herself by taking an overdose of acetaminophen.
The nurse explains to the parent that: A) A developmental history is part of assessing well-being of a child.
B) She does not have to answer the question if it makes her uncomfortable.
C) The information is needed to complete the assessment.
D) It is important for the nurse to understand the adolescent's problems.
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