A client being treated for anorexia nervosa is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 100 pounds. The client believes she is overweight. On the days the client is scheduled to be weighed, the nurse should be prepared for the client to:
1. Eagerly ask for information about her present weight
2. Dress in several layers of clothing
3. Suggest that the scale numbers be hidden from her view
4. Remind the nurse that she is ready to be weighed
ANS: 2
Clients with anorexia nervosa often wear added layers of clothing to increase the reading of the scales, thus attempting to disguise their lack of weight gain. 1. These clients are fearful of weight gain and usually respond negatively to being weighed. 3. Staff members usually hide the read-ings from the client's view to prevent negative responses to weight gain. 4. Usually these clients are not anxious to be weighed and have to be sought out by the nurse.
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