A teenager, who is attending a clinic for eating disorders, has shown improvement in weight, but the laboratory values remain poor. Which of the following behaviors would the nurse identify as the likely cause of this finding?
A) Pushing food around the plate
B) Inducing vomiting after meals
C) Drinking water before weighing
D) Disposing of food
C
Feedback:
Drinking large volumes of water prior to being weighed is manipulative behavior that is likely the cause of improved weight without improved laboratory values. Pushing food around the plate to distort amount of food eaten, inducing vomiting, and disposing of food are all forms of manipulation but would not account for improvement of weight.
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