A 15-year-old female adolescent's Body Mass Index (BMI) is 27.5. The adolescent's height is 5 feet 2 inches and she weighs 160 pounds
The girl's menses began when she was 12 years old.School performance has been spotty. The priority client teaching would be related to:
1. nutritional intake.
2. school performance.
3. Adolescent Mini Mental Health Statusexamination
4. menstrual cycle.
Answer:1
Rationale: The BMI for this client is too high,placing the adolescent at risk for cardiovascular disease,hypertension,and diabetes mellitus in later life. Therefore, nutritional intake is the most important topic to focus on with this client at this time. The only choice related to BMI is nutrition.
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