The nurse plans care for a client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa who is being admitted after failure of outpatient treatment, which client outcome will the nurse prioritizo?

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by distorted body image, profound fear of weight gain, a strong desire to be thin, and being unwilling to maintain a healthy body weight. The client engages in behaviors to lose weight, including not eating, purging, extreme exercise, and use of laxatives and diet pills. Psychosocial issues leading to anorexia are the focus of ongoing therapy, usually on an outpatient basis. However, certain criteria require hospitalization and include body weight below 75% of ideal, suicidal behavior, or medical conditions resulting from starvation.

The priority focuses during inpatient care are the short-term outcomes of restoring caloric intake, promoting gradual weight gain, and treating medical conditions caused by starvation.

Explanation:

wellness is an overall state of well-being. the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort