A Patient Who Has Been Consistently Following a Diet and Exercise

A patient who has been consistently following a diet and exercise program and successfully losing 1 lb weekly for several months is weighed at the clinic and has not lost any weight for the last month. The nurse should first

A) review the diet and exercise guidelines with the patient.
B) instruct the patient to weigh weekly and record the weights.
C) discuss the possibility that the patient has reached a temporary weight loss plateau.
D) ask the patient whether there have been any changes in exercise or diet patterns.