A 14-year-old girl is being admitted to the eating disorders unit of the hospital. The girl has a two-year history of anorexia nervosa and recently has sustained additional weight loss and electrolyte imbalances
During hospitalization, the priority concern for the health care team will be: 1. Individual counseling.
2. Family therapy.
3. Regulation of antidepressant drugs.
4. Nutritional support.
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Rationale 1: This will be an important component of inpatient treatment but is not the priority intervention.
Rationale 2: Family therapy is usually a component of the treatment of anorexia nervosa but is not the priority intervention.
Rationale 3: Antidepressant drugs may be used as a component of the treatment, but this is not the priority intervention.
Rationale 4: Hospitalization usually is in response to the weight loss and electrolyte imbalances, so nutritional support becomes the priority intervention. All other activities can be managed as outpatient therapies.
Global Rationale:
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