Rob, a 15-year-old, has lost 30 pounds in 3 months. Rob is 6 feet tall and weighs 110 pounds. He is aspiring to be a model and he tells you that he is fat: "Just look at how puffy my feet and arms still are. I have to get rid of the fat there."
The nursing diagnosis based on this information is:
A.
Body image disturbance: distorted perception.
B.
Knowledge deficit: nutritional requirements.
C.
Altered nutrition, more than body requirements.
D.
Potential for suicide.
ANS: A
The patient's view of self as fat indicates a distorted body image. This has nothing to do with knowledge about nutrition. Suicide is generally not viewed as a motivation in self-starvation.
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