The nurse is caring for a female client who is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. The client asks the nurse if she needs to lose weight. Which response by the nurse is best?
a. "Yes. Your body mass index suggests you are slightly overweight."
b. "Maybe. Let's look at your risks for car-diovascular disease."
c. "Your weight is just fine. Don't worry about it."
d. "No. In fact, your body mass index sug-gests that you are already underweight."
D
The client's body mass index (BMI) is 18.0, so she is already underweight. It is inaccurate to tell the client she is overweight, and it is unnecessary to consider her weight in light of any cardi-ovascular risk factors. The nurse should not reassure the client that her weight is just fine because she is underweight.
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