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burton19126 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse knows that it is important for the patient suffering from an eating disorder to maintain connections with friends and family in order to avoid which belief?

1. That the eating disorder will bring happiness
2. That forgiveness of inadequacies is acceptable
3. That maintaining the disorder leads to a loss of spirit
4. That despite the sacrifice of dieting, happiness will never come

Question 2

The nurse assessing a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa expects to see which characteristics?

1. Anxiety, low self-esteem, and impulsivity
2. Irritability, preoccupation with food, and rituals
3. Depression, devalued self-worth, and loss of libido
4. Social withdrawal, early menarche, and reduced concentration

aruss1303 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4
Explanation: It is important that nurses are able to recognize when patients begin to lose the ability to have faith, hope, forgiveness, and the ability to trust in themselves and others (spiritual domain). A lack of spirit affects biological, psychological, cultural, and sociological connections and can leave patients with the incorrect belief that their eating disorder will bring them happiness and an ideal body weight and shape. A reconnection of spirit allows the patient to forgive the inadequacies surrounding the disorder and embrace themselves without judgment.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1
Explanation: Within the psychological domain, patients with bulimia nervosa may experience a pervasive devalued self-worth, impulsivity, dysregulated emotions, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, early menarche, and dieting. Patients with anorexia nervosa may experience depressed mood, irritability, social withdrawal, loss of libido, preoccupation with food, obsessional ruminations and rituals, and reduced alertness and concentration.