While working in a community health clinic, a community health nurse interviews a 24-year-old client. Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect that the client is binge eating?
A) Significant weight loss from dieting last year
B) Participation in excessive exercise
C) Exaggerated concern about body shape
D) Severe emaciation
Ans: A
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1. Wholly compensatory 2. Partly compensatory 3. Supportive 4. Educative
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a. reliability. b. validity. c. objectivity. d. trustworthiness.
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