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Question:

After a female patient has completed six months of multidisciplinary treatment for anorexia nervosa, the nurse evaluates whether the patient has met the goal of balanced nutrition sufficient to meet metabolic demands. Which of the following is the BEST indicator that the goal has been met?

A The patient’s menstrual period has returned and is regular.
explanation

If a patient is meeting metabolic demands, her body will have enough calories/electrolytes to produce a period. If her body does not have the resources to spare, her period will not return.

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