A client is being evaluated for an eating disorder. Which nursing assessment finding is most indicative of a client with bulimia nervosa? Select all that apply
A) Younger onset than anorexia nervosa
B) Denial of abnormal eating habits
C) Overweight or normal weight
D) Admits to purging and binging
E) Eroded teeth enamel
F) Appear thin but feel fat
C, D, E
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In contrast to clients with anorexia nervosa, clients with bulimia nervosa are generally overweight or of normal weight, admit to their eating behavior of binging and purging, and often have erosion of teeth enamel from gastric acid contact. Bulimics are generally older at the onset of the disorder than anorexics. Anorexics are obsessed with thinness and view themselves as fat even when emaciated.
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