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What this question is testing
Objective: Apply nursing care for a patient with anorexia nervosa
Prompt focus: A nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient with anorexia nervosa who is severely underweight. Which intervention is a priority during the early phase of treatment?
Why the correct answer works
Monitoring the patient closely during and after meals
Close monitoring during and after meals prevents purging and food hiding and supports nutritional restoration.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
The tempting wrong answer usually loses because it skips the key condition, priority, or evidence in the prompt.
Plain-language takeaway
In anorexia nervosa, early treatment focuses on restoring nutrition and preventing complications. Close monitoring during and after meals prevents food hiding, purging, and refeeding complications.
Simple analogy
Think of apply nursing care for a patient with anorexia nervosa like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
How to review it before a retake
- Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
- Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
- Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.