The nurse is providing care to an adolescent female who is diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. Which assessment finding indicates further evaluation is needed to determine if the patient needs to be hospitalized?
a. Hypercritical of body shape and weight
b. Orthostatic hypotension
c. Weekly binge-purge cycles
d. Feels unable to control over eating
b. Orthostatic hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension is one of the criteria for determining the need to hospitalize a pediatric patient with an eating disorder. Hypercriticality of body shape and weight, binge-purge cycles occurring at least weekly for 3 months or more, and feeling unable to control overeating are among the criteria for the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa but do not necessarily indicate hospitalization.
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