The nurse is collecting data from a client at the ambulatory care clinic. During the meeting, the client asks the nurse about using height and weight tables to determine his ideal weight. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?
1. "It is important for your health that you closely adhere to the recommendations of height and weight tables to avoid weight-related complications."
2. "Height and weight tables are highly subjective."
3. "Using height and weight tables can be problematic because they are often inaccurate."
4. "Height and weight tables have significant limitations for predicting weight status of an individual."
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Rationale 1: "It is important for your health that you closely adhere to the recommendations of height and weight tables to avoid weight related complications." Height-weight tables have been used in the past to assess body weight in adults, but are no longer a standard. Use of such height-weight tables has the same limitations as does use of BMI as a sole indicator of weight status.
Rationale 2: "Height and weight tables are highly subjective." Height-weight tables have been used in the past to assess body weight in adults, but are no longer a standard. Use of such height-weight tables has the same limitations as does use of BMI as a sole indicator of weight status.
Rationale 3: "Using height and weight tables can be problematic as they are often inaccurate." Height-weight tables have been used in the past to assess body weight in adults, but are no longer a standard. Use of such height-weight tables has the same limitations as does use of BMI as a sole indicator of weight status.
Rationale 4: "Height and weight tables have significant limitations for predicting weight status of an individual." Height-weight tables have been used in the past to assess body weight in adults, but are no longer a standard. Use of such height-weight tables has the same limitations as does use of BMI as a sole indicator of weight status.
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