Section: 3.12 - Eating Disorders (Part 1) | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Define eating disorder.
    • Describe types of eating disorders.
    • Name the symptoms that are reported by clients with eating disorders.
    • Identify the clinical manifestations of eating disorders.
    • Discuss the evidence-based management of eating disorders.
    • Identify the appropriate nursing interventions for eating disorders.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 13 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the ‘Introduction’, ‘Etiology’, and ‘Epidemiology’ sections in the article. (3 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

    • Read the section ‘Overview’. (1 minute)

      National Institute of Mental Health

    • Read the entire article. (2 minutes)

      National Eating Disorders Association

    • Read the entire article. (7 minutes)

      JDRF International

    • Read the section ‘Anorexia nervosa’. (3 minutes)

      National Institute of Mental Health

    • Read the section on ‘Anorexia Nervosa’. (2 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

    • Read DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa in the table. (2 minutes)

      Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    • Read the section ‘Evaluation’. (4 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

    • Read the entire article. (27 minutes)

      Americal Family Physician

    • Read the articles starting from section ‘Evaluation’. (12 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

    • Open the document linked to the title 'An eating disorder'. Read pages 21-23. (8 minutes)
      Queensland Mind Essentials


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