While coaching a youth soccer team, the nurse has observed one of the teammates binging and purging on multiple occasions. The nurse asks the girl's mother to stay after practice and talk privately....

While coaching a youth soccer team, the nurse has observed one of the teammates binging and purging on multiple occasions. The nurse asks the girl's mother to stay after practice and talk privately. Which of the following ways is best for the nurse to begin the conversation?

1. “Thank you for letting your daughter play on the team. She's a very good player and is also pleasant and easy to coach.”

2. “I have some very bad news for you. Your daughter has a serious problem that is diagnosed as an eating disorder.”

3. “I am a nurse. I have seen your daughter doing things that are considered to be part of an eating disorder.”

4. “Let me get right to the point. Your daughter is very sick and needs to see a mental health therapist right away.”