NFDN 2007 Unit 9 Eating Disorders questions
with accurate answers
An 18 year old female client of normal weight presents to the ER with
decreased K+. The nurse notices scratches on the back of her hand. The
client may have? Ans✓✓✓ Bulimia nervosa - low k+ is an indication of
not eating and scratches on the hand could be from teeth when vomiting
Biologic Interventions for AN Ans✓✓✓ Assess and monitor somatic
symptoms
Weigh daily
Record all intake
Supervise bathroom if purging
Establish normal sleep routine
Administer medication for depression
Monitor exercise
Client puts on a pleasant and cheerful face for others is a characteristic
of which eating disorder? Ans✓✓✓ BN
AN - become apathetic
Define anorexia nervosa Ans✓✓✓ A life-threatening eating disorder
characterized by refusal to maintain body weight appropriate for age,
intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, a severely distorted body
image, and refusal to acknowledge the seriousness of weight loss.
, Define bulimia nervosa Ans✓✓✓ An eating disorder in which the
individual engages in recurrent episodes of binge eating and
compensatory behavior to avoid weight gain through purging methods
such as self-induced vomiting or use of laxatives, diuretics, enemas or
emetics or through nonpurging methods such as fasting or excessive
exercise.
Define drive for thinness Ans✓✓✓ Intense physical and emotional
process that overrides all physiologic body cues
Eating disorders may result in a number of physiological changes. The
highest nursing priority would be the effects on which system?
Ans✓✓✓ CVS - bradycardia, hypotension, loss of cardiac muscle,
small heart, arrhythmias and even sudden death
Epidemiology of eating disorders Ans✓✓✓ - Onset 15-19 years,
females are 10x more likely to experience AN
- BN occurs more in males
Nursing assessments for BN Ans✓✓✓ Assess current eating patterns,
determine the number of times in a day the individual binges and purges,
note dietary restraint practices. Assess sleep patterns, oral health and
exercise habits
Nursing assessments for eating disorders Ans✓✓✓ - Thorough
evaluation of the client's body systems
- Detailed history
with accurate answers
An 18 year old female client of normal weight presents to the ER with
decreased K+. The nurse notices scratches on the back of her hand. The
client may have? Ans✓✓✓ Bulimia nervosa - low k+ is an indication of
not eating and scratches on the hand could be from teeth when vomiting
Biologic Interventions for AN Ans✓✓✓ Assess and monitor somatic
symptoms
Weigh daily
Record all intake
Supervise bathroom if purging
Establish normal sleep routine
Administer medication for depression
Monitor exercise
Client puts on a pleasant and cheerful face for others is a characteristic
of which eating disorder? Ans✓✓✓ BN
AN - become apathetic
Define anorexia nervosa Ans✓✓✓ A life-threatening eating disorder
characterized by refusal to maintain body weight appropriate for age,
intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, a severely distorted body
image, and refusal to acknowledge the seriousness of weight loss.
, Define bulimia nervosa Ans✓✓✓ An eating disorder in which the
individual engages in recurrent episodes of binge eating and
compensatory behavior to avoid weight gain through purging methods
such as self-induced vomiting or use of laxatives, diuretics, enemas or
emetics or through nonpurging methods such as fasting or excessive
exercise.
Define drive for thinness Ans✓✓✓ Intense physical and emotional
process that overrides all physiologic body cues
Eating disorders may result in a number of physiological changes. The
highest nursing priority would be the effects on which system?
Ans✓✓✓ CVS - bradycardia, hypotension, loss of cardiac muscle,
small heart, arrhythmias and even sudden death
Epidemiology of eating disorders Ans✓✓✓ - Onset 15-19 years,
females are 10x more likely to experience AN
- BN occurs more in males
Nursing assessments for BN Ans✓✓✓ Assess current eating patterns,
determine the number of times in a day the individual binges and purges,
note dietary restraint practices. Assess sleep patterns, oral health and
exercise habits
Nursing assessments for eating disorders Ans✓✓✓ - Thorough
evaluation of the client's body systems
- Detailed history
