Ana is admitted to the medical surgical floor for severe weight loss. Her diagnosis is anorexia nervosa. She is 16 and looks about 8. Her daily intake is about eight cans of diet soda. Your initial nursing goal is:
A.
Establish trust.
B.
Request nutritional supplements from Dietary.
C.
Explore with her the rationale for refusing to eat.
D.
B and C
ANS: A
Though your first impulse might be one of the other responses, establishing trust is the initial goal.
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