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Title: An overweight patient states, “I’m trying to stick to my diet and exercise plan
Post by: colleen on Jan 26, 2013
An overweight patient states, “I’m trying to stick to my diet and exercise plan but my spouse tells me that I’m fine the way I am.” An appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient would be which of the following?
1. Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management
2. Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements
3. Activity Intolerance
4. Chronic Low Self-Esteem


Title: Re: An overweight patient states, “I'm trying to stick to my diet and exercise plan
Post by: robertling on Jan 29, 2013
1 -- Family and social support is critical to successful adherence to the therapeutic regimen. There is no information provided to support the patient’s lack of adherence to the dietary plan. There is not information provided to support activity intolerance or the lack of self-esteem.