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Risk of vitamin B12 deficiency increases in older adults. To ensure adequate intake, the nurse should recommend what source?

The health care provider has recommended the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet for a client who needs to lower blood pressure. When the client asks what specific nutrient in this diet makes it effective, how should the nurse respond?

While leading a class on measures to control risk of cardiovascular disease, the nurse instructs attendees on limiting sodium intake. What should the nurse identify as the largest source of sodium in the American diet?

The nurse is working with a client who wants to make dietary changes to decrease blood pressure. The nurse should recommend the client’s daily intake of sodium be reduced to what amount if the client typically consumes 2000 calories/day?

The nurse educator is explaining mineral homeostasis within the human body. The nurse knows that education has been successful when a class member makes what statement?

The nurse is teaching a client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to understand the necessary changes to their diet. The nurse knows that the client understands the teaching when the client makes what statement?

An older adult client has been admitted to a long-term care facility where a liberal eating pattern is offered. The client is concerned about their long history of high cholesterol intake and wants a diet that will restrict it. What is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is mentoring a nursing student during the care of a client being evaluated for dehydration. The nurse asks the student to identify what conditions increase the loss of fluid from the body. The nurse recognizes adequate understanding when the student cites what factors? Select all that apply.

The nurse is conducting an assessment of a new client who is being admitted to the long-term care facility. The client is a 76-year-old male who is moderately active. What is the recommended daily calorie intake?

During a visit to the maternal child clinic, a client asks the nurse when to begin giving the baby whole milk. What is the nurse’s best response?