Adolescent

Adolescent

1. This is an eating disorder of self-imposed starvation and excessive weight loss resulting from a disorder body image an inability or refusal to maintain a normal weight.

   • Nurse/pateint
     • Positive interventions.
       • Teaching the patient/family
         • It is imprtant to teach the family to avid discussing things related to food that may causes the patient to be emotional about it. Also, teaching about the importance of therapies cnan be very helpful for the psychological help of patient.
       • Nutrition
         • One of the main treatment goalsl is to keep monitoring patient's nutrition status. We need to make sure the the pateint is having well-balenced diet. This will prevent them for contipation and diarreah.
       • Supervision and Safety
         • Supervising the patient during eating his/her meal is important. We need to make sure our patient has eaten their goal. The primary goal is to gain a healthy weight. In addition, Anorexic clients are at risk for suicide, therefore, we need to supervise them constantly.
       • Health Promotion
         • Promote a structured healthy sleeping schedule to help in conserving and improve the patient's energy levels. Also, watching for any skin problems to promte them from any infections or other health problems.
       • Having a suppoting sytem to help the pateint. to recover and not feel lonely.
     • Negative interventions.
       • Lack of cultral/spirtual knowledge
         • It is important to know the patient's prefernce according to religion and culture. in some cultures, mental health issues can be a sensitive topic, so we need to be aware of that. Not having cultural competence will not allow us to offer the best care to the patient.
       • Self harm
         • The patinet can harm him/herself as a response to the health issue that they are experincing. The harm may be verbal or physical.
       • Negligence
         • It is important to keep monitoring the patint's weight with routine and keep track of their nutrition. Not keeping track of nutritional intake can put them at risk of diseases. They can do induced vomiting and keep themselfs starving.
       • Lack of Collabiration
         • it is imprtant to work togather as a health team to develop and support our patients. lack of collaboration can prevent the pt from getting treatment from the right teach such a therapists.
   • Anorexia Nervosa