The client has a history of cardiac disease and receives furosemide (Lasix) and digoxin (Lanoxin)
The nurse determines that education about dietary needs with these medications has been effective when the client makes which selection for lunch?
1. Cottage-cheese-and-peach salad and blueberry pie
2. Baked fish, sweet potatoes, and banana pudding
3. Green bean soup, whole-wheat bread, and an apple
4. Hamburger, french fries, and chocolate chip cookies
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Cottage-cheese-and-peach salad and blueberry pie are not significant sources of the potassium needed to help prevent digoxin toxicity.
Rationale 2: Fish, sweet potatoes, and bananas are high in potassium, which will help prevent digoxin toxicity.
Rationale 3: Green bean soup, whole-wheat bread, and an apple are not significant sources of the potassium needed to help prevent digoxin toxicity.
Rationale 4: The hamburger is high in potassium, but the french fries are not appropriate for a cardiac client.
Global Rationale: Fish, sweet potatoes, and bananas are high in potassium, which will help prevent digoxin toxicity. Cottage-cheese-and-peach salad and blueberry pie are not significant sources of the potassium needed to help prevent digoxin toxicity. Green bean soup, whole-wheat bread, and an apple are not significant sources of the potassium needed to help prevent digoxin toxicity. The hamburger is high in potassium, but the french fries are not appropriate for a cardiac client.
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