A psychiatric–mental health nurse working in the community is planning an educational program for fifth- and sixth-grade teachers. Which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Discussion of strategies the teachers can use to counteract the role media plays in encouraging eating disorders
B) Emphasis on the need for teachers to focus their prevention efforts on female students
C) Stressing the need to allow students to eat without undue attention or supervision in order to prevent inadvertently influencing eating patterns
D) Clarification that peer pressure is not typically problematic in children who are in the fifth and sixth grades
Ans: A
Counteracting the influence of media should be stressed; both boys and girls are at risk for developing eating disorders. Other preventive educational strategies include the need to improve self-esteem and the importance of the influence of peer pressure on eating and weight.
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