A patient referred to the eating disorders clinic lost 35 pounds over 3 months. To assess eating patterns, the nurse should ask:
a. "Do you often feel fat?"
b. "Who plans the family meals?"
c. "What do you eat in a typical day?"
d. "What do you think about your present weight?"
C
Although all the questions might be appropriate to ask, only the correct response focuses on the patient's eating patterns. The distracters focus on distortions in body image and explore the patient's feelings about weight.
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