A Nurse Is Performing the Admission Assessment of a Patient

A nurse is performing the admission assessment of a patient whose high body mass index (BMI) corresponds to class III obesity. In order to ensure empathic and patient-centered care, the nurse should do which of the following?

A) Examine ones own attitudes towards obesity in general and the patient in particular.
B) Dialogue with the patient about the lifestyle and psychosocial factors that resulted in obesity.
C) Describe ones own struggles with weight gain and weight loss to the patient.
D) Elicit the patients short-term and long-term goals for weight loss.