A nurse is working with a group of patients. one patient states, "my goal is to reduce my weight from 280 pounds to 230 pounds in 6 months." what response by the nurse would be most appropriate for this patient?

a. "most weight loss occurs in the first 6 months, so you should try to reduce your weight to 200 pounds."

b. "safe and maintainable weight loss should be about 10% of body weight in 6 months."

c. "that is a realistic goal for your weight-reduction program."

d. "weight loss of more than 20 pounds in 6 months could be dangerous."

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Antony Estrada

Biology

10 September, 16:29

A nurse is working with a group of patients. one patient states, "my goal is to reduce my weight from 280 pounds to 230 pounds in 6 months." what response by the nurse would be most appropriate for this patient?

a. "most weight loss occurs in the first 6 months, so you should try to reduce your weight to 200 pounds."

b. "safe and maintainable weight loss should be about 10% of body weight in 6 months."

c. "that is a realistic goal for your weight-reduction program."

d. "weight loss of more than 20 pounds in 6 months could be dangerous."

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Riya Hale · Answer 1

Its definitely not A or D because there are 26 weeks in 6 months.

generally, a weight loss of 1-2 lbs per week is reasonable and safe.

I would say B because it is unrealistic that someone would always lose 2lbs a week