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Alainaaa8 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Nurses realize the importance of family relationships in the life of a patient with anorexia nervosa. As a nurse, you would expect which of the following attitudes or behaviors in the parents of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa?

A.
Indifferent and inattentive
B.
Permissive and providing loose boundaries
C.
Immature and concerned with themselves
D.
Perfectionistic and overly demanding

Question 2

Rob, a 15-year-old, has lost 30 pounds in 3 months. Rob is 6 feet tall and weighs 110 pounds. He is aspiring to be a model and he tells you that he is fat: Just look at how puffy my feet and arms still are. I have to get rid of the fat there.

The nursing diagnosis based on this information is:
A.
Body image disturbance: distorted perception.
B.
Knowledge deficit: nutritional requirements.
C.
Altered nutrition, more than body requirements.
D.
Potential for suicide.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The parents of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa have often set very high standards that the child fears cannot be met.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The patient's view of self as fat indicates a distorted body image. This has nothing to do with knowledge about nutrition. Suicide is generally not viewed as a motivation in self-starvation.