A patient regained 15 pounds that had been lost the previous year. What should the nurse suggest to this patient?
1. Return to the diet, exercise, and behavior change techniques that worked before.
2. Switch to a new diet in which the weight could be lost again in two weeks.
3. Consider the possibility that the patient's body needs to have the extra 15 lbs.
4. Understand that the increased weight does not make the patient obese.
Question 2The nurse is reviewing the lipid panel of a patient with a body mass index (BMI) of 31. What should the nurse expect this patient's values to be?
1. low high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
2. elevated HDL
3. normal thyroid hormone (TH) level
4. low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
Question 3During a physical assessment, the nurse suspects that the patient might be experiencing metabolic syndrome. Which assessment finding provides evidence for this nurse's assumption?
1. blood pressure 150/96
2. difficulty ambulating
3. low waist-to-hip ratio
4. heart rate 72 and regular
Question 4An overweight patient tells the nurse, Every Monday at work we have bagels. I can't stop myself Sometimes I eat two What should the nurse realize this patient is describing?
1. appetite stimulation by external cues
2. extreme hunger from calorie restriction
3. carbohydrate addiction in its early stage
4. metabolic syndrome development
Question 5A patient who lives alone has a BMI of 34. What strategy should the nurse suggest to help this patient reduce overeating?
1. Prepare a meal and eat it in the dining room.
2. Eat out more often to control portion size.
3. Read a book while eating as a distraction from the food.
4. Cook once a week and store the leftovers to reduce the need to cook again.
Question 6A patient with a BMI of 29 says, I cut out all my sweet snacks last week, and I still can't lose any weight. How should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. Let's calculate how many calories you are not eating each day.
2. I recommend that you go see a dietician.
3. I'll make a note in your file that you no longer eating sweet snacks.
4. You didn't gain the weight overnight.
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