The nurse works in an obesity clinic and is screening patients for use of anorexiant medications. The nurse would evaluate that which patients could potentially be prescribed one of these drugs? (Select all that apply.)
1. A patient who has a BMI of 26.
2. A patient who has a BMI of 30.
3. A patient who has a BMI of 28 and has hypertension.
4. A patient who has a BMI of 27 and has osteoarthritis.
5. A patient who has a BMI of 25 and has diabetes.
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Rationale 1: The criterion for BMI is 30.
Rationale 2: The criterion for BMI is 30.
Rationale 3: Patients with a BMI of 27 or over who has hypertension meets the criterion.
Rationale 4: Osteoarthritis is not an inclusion factor.
Rationale 5: The lowest BMI of 27 is the lowest inclusion criterion.
Global Rationale: The criterion for BMI is 30. Patients with a BMI of 27 or over who has hypertension meets the criterion. Osteoarthritis is not an inclusion factor. The lowest BMI of 27 is the lowest inclusion criterion.
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