An appropriate intervention for a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa who binges and purges is to teach the patient
A) to eat a small meal after purging.
B) not to skip meals or restrict food.
C) to increase oral intake after 4 PM daily.
D) the value of reading journal entries aloud to others.

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One goal of health teaching is 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 eat a large breakfast but no lunch and increase intake after 4 PM will lead to late-day bingeing. Journal entries are private.

An Appropriate Intervention for a Patient Diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa