Nursing and Eating Disorders

Paper Summary:

One of the most widespread and substantial health problems in the Western world and in America, in particular, are eating disorders. Nurses have come up with several strategies of treating these disorders amongst both the young and old population. This paper assesses the affects of some of these treatment strategies on medical complications associated with eating disorders.

Outline
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Problem
Review of Related Literature
Treatment Approaches
Nursing Care
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Eating disorders are not a new health concern as people, both young and old, has been suffering from this disease. For instance, Shisslak, Crago and Estes (1995) studied the spectrum of eating disorders and revealed that adolescents have a much greater risk of developing an eating disorder. While eating disorders are spread across a broad range, in the western societies two forms of eating disorder are prevalent: they are; anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The existence of both these eating disorder posts a great challenge for the nursing profession as it has been observed that the problem has been escalating year after year (Shisslak, Crago, & Estes, 1995)."

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