A nurse who provides care at an inpatient eating disorder clinic ...

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A nurse who provides care at an inpatient eating disorder clinic is performing an admission assessment of a young woman who has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which of the following assessment questions is most therapeutic?
 
  A) Why do you prefer not to eat food if you know that it's both healthy and pleasurable?
  B) What do you think about how much you weigh right now?
  C) What do you believe has caused your anorexia?
  D) Is there anything that I can get you to eat right now?

Question 2

The parents of a teenage girl who has just been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are distraught at this development, stating, We have no idea where this all came from. The preanorectic person is typically what?
 
  A) Socially withdrawn with average or below average intelligence
  B) The first-degree relative or close friend of a person who is obese
  C) A high achiever who is well behaved
  D) Listless and unmotivated

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Open-ended questions that are not loaded or accusatory are most likely to elicit data from a client who has an eating disorder. Offering food at this early stage of care is likely to inhibit rather than enhance rapport between the nurse and the client.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
The preanorectic person is generally considered to be a model child and student who is meek, compliant, perfectionistic, and overachieving.