The nurse is assessing the body mass index (BMI) of a 43-year-old sedentary male, using a BMI calculation graph. The client is 5'7" and weighs 204 pounds. The nurse determine that the client's BMI indicates:
1. healthy weight.
2. morbid obesity.
3. obesity.
4. overweight.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Based on the measurements, the client's body weight is excessive.
Rationale 2: Morbid obesity is not a category on the BMI graph.
Rationale 3: The client's body weight is considered obese, as indicated on the BMI graphs.
Rationale 4: Using the BMI graph, the client's body weight is not categorized as overweight.
Global Rationale: The client's body weight is considered obese not healthy or overweight. Morbidly obese is not a category on the BMI graph.
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