The nurse is instructing a postoperative client about the importance of nutrition for healing. The nurse knows the client understands the appropriate dietary needs when she states:

a. I need to eat a lot of fruit.
b. I should only eat lightly for the first week or two, probably a lot of soup and jello.
c. I don't want to eat too much the first few weeks because I shouldn't gain weight.
d. I should eat adequate servings of things like meat, poultry, beans, milk, cheese, and drink orange juice every day.


ANS: D

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