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A client who has been successfully losing 0.5 kg weekly for several months is weighed at the clinic and has not lost any weight for the last month. Which of the following actions should the nurse do first?

A client who has been successfully losing 0.5 kg weekly for several months is weighed at the clinic and has not lost any weight for the last month. Which of the following actions should the nurse do first?


A) Review the diet and exercise guidelines with the client.
B) Instruct the client to weigh weekly and record the weights.
C) Ask the client whether there have been any changes in exercise or diet patterns.
D) Discuss the possibility that the client has reached a temporary weight loss plateau.

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