A client tells the nurse about losing weight and regaining it multiple times. Besides eating and exercising habits, for what additional data should the nurse assess as the priority?
a. Economic ability to join a gym
b. Food allergies and intolerances
c. Psychosocial influences on weight
d. Reasons for wanting to lose weight
ANS: C
While all topics might be important to assess, people who lose and gain weight in cycles often are depressed or have poor self-esteem, which has a negative effect on weight-loss efforts. The nurse assesses the client's psychosocial status as the priority.
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