MY QUIZ 4

1. A 17-year-old, female patient with anorexia nervosa has just been released from the hospital. To facilitate recovery at home, the psychiatric and mental health nurse instructs the family to:",



A. acknowledge that the patient's perceptions seem real to him or her, and refocus the patient's attention on a task or activity.

B.encourage the patient to express his or her thoughts, to determine the meaning they have for the patient.

C.ignore the patient's bizarre behavior, because it will diminish after he or she has been given the correct medication.

D. inform the patient that his or her perceptions of reality have become distorted because of the illness.