An appropriate intervention for a patient with bulimia nervosa who binges and purges is to teach the patient to:
a. eat a small meal after purging.
b. avoid skipping meals or restricting food.
c. concentrate intake after 4 PM daily.
d. understand the value of reading journal entries aloud to others.
ANS: B
One goal of health teaching is the normalization of eating habits. Food restriction and skipping meals lead to rebound bingeing. Teaching the patient to eat a small meal after purging will probably perpetuate the need to induce vomiting. Teaching the patient to concentrate intake after 4 PM will lead to late-day bingeing. Journal entries are private.
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